Approximately But Not Actually Equal To vs Multiplication Sign
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Property Comparison
| Property | ≆ 2246 | × 00D7 |
|---|---|---|
| Name | Approximately But Not Actually Equal To | Multiplication Sign |
| Category | Math Symbols | Math Symbols |
| Block | Mathematical Operators | Latin-1 Supplement |
| Script | Zyyy | Zyyy |
| General Category | Math Symbol (Sm) | Math Symbol (Sm) |
| Bidirectional | ON | ON |
Encoding Comparison
| Format | 2246 | 00D7 |
|---|---|---|
| Unicode | U+2246 | U+00D7 |
| HTML Decimal | ≆ | × |
| HTML Hex | ≆ | × |
| CSS | \2246 | \00D7 |
| JavaScript | \u{2246} | \u{D7} |
| Python | \u2246 | \u00d7 |
| UTF-8 | e2 89 86 | c3 97 |
How to Distinguish
Both Approximately But Not Actually Equal To and Multiplication Sign are in the Math Symbols category but reside in different Unicode blocks. Check the codepoint to tell them apart.
Tip: Paste the character into a hex editor or use
charCodeAt()
in JavaScript to check the actual codepoint.