Circled Digit Two vs Circled Latin Small Letter Y
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Property Comparison
| Property | ② 2461 | ⓨ 24E8 |
|---|---|---|
| Name | Circled Digit Two | Circled Latin Small Letter Y |
| Category | Enclosed Numbers | Enclosed Numbers |
| Block | Enclosed Alphanumerics | Enclosed Alphanumerics |
| Script | Zyyy | Zyyy |
| General Category | Other Number (No) | Other Symbol (So) |
| Bidirectional | ON | L |
Encoding Comparison
| Format | 2461 | 24E8 |
|---|---|---|
| Unicode | U+2461 | U+24E8 |
| HTML Decimal | ② | ⓨ |
| HTML Hex | ② | ⓨ |
| CSS | \2461 | \24E8 |
| JavaScript | \u{2461} | \u{24E8} |
| Python | \u2461 | \u24e8 |
| UTF-8 | e2 91 a1 | e2 93 a8 |
How to Distinguish
Both Circled Digit Two and Circled Latin Small Letter Y belong to the Enclosed Numbers category and the Enclosed Alphanumerics block. Compare their codepoints and visual rendering to distinguish them.
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