Approximately But Not Actually Equal To vs Infinity
VS
Property Comparison
| Property | ≆ 2246 | ∞ 221E |
|---|---|---|
| Name | Approximately But Not Actually Equal To | Infinity |
| Category | Math Symbols | Math Symbols |
| Block | Mathematical Operators | Mathematical Operators |
| Script | Zyyy | Zyyy |
| General Category | Math Symbol (Sm) | Math Symbol (Sm) |
| Bidirectional | ON | ON |
Encoding Comparison
| Format | 2246 | 221E |
|---|---|---|
| Unicode | U+2246 | U+221E |
| HTML Decimal | ≆ | ∞ |
| HTML Hex | ≆ | ∞ |
| CSS | \2246 | \221E |
| JavaScript | \u{2246} | \u{221E} |
| Python | \u2246 | \u221e |
| UTF-8 | e2 89 86 | e2 88 9e |
How to Distinguish
Both Approximately But Not Actually Equal To and Infinity belong to the Math Symbols category and the Mathematical Operators block. Compare their codepoints and visual rendering to distinguish them.
Tip: Paste the character into a hex editor or use
charCodeAt()
in JavaScript to check the actual codepoint.