Ascending Node vs White Medium Star
VS
Property Comparison
| Property | ☊ 260A | ⭐ 2B50 |
|---|---|---|
| Name | Ascending Node | White Medium Star |
| Category | Stars & Asterisks | Stars & Asterisks |
| Block | Miscellaneous Symbols | Miscellaneous Symbols and Arrows |
| Script | Zyyy | Zyyy |
| General Category | Other Symbol (So) | Other Symbol (So) |
| Bidirectional | ON | ON |
Encoding Comparison
| Format | 260A | 2B50 |
|---|---|---|
| Unicode | U+260A | U+2B50 |
| HTML Decimal | ☊ | ⭐ |
| HTML Hex | ☊ | ⭐ |
| CSS | \260A | \2B50 |
| JavaScript | \u{260A} | \u{2B50} |
| Python | \u260a | \u2b50 |
| UTF-8 | e2 98 8a | e2 ad 90 |
How to Distinguish
Both Ascending Node and White Medium Star are in the Stars & Asterisks 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.