Circled Asterisk Operator vs Proportional To
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Property Comparison
| Property | ⊛ 229B | ∝ 221D |
|---|---|---|
| Name | Circled Asterisk Operator | Proportional To |
| 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 | 229B | 221D |
|---|---|---|
| Unicode | U+229B | U+221D |
| HTML Decimal | ⊛ | ∝ |
| HTML Hex | ⊛ | ∝ |
| CSS | \229B | \221D |
| JavaScript | \u{229B} | \u{221D} |
| Python | \u229b | \u221d |
| UTF-8 | e2 8a 9b | e2 88 9d |
How to Distinguish
Both Circled Asterisk Operator and Proportional To 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()
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