Circled Division Slash vs Degree Sign
VS
Property Comparison
| Property | ⊘ 2298 | ° 00B0 |
|---|---|---|
| Name | Circled Division Slash | Degree Sign |
| Category | Math Symbols | Math Symbols |
| Block | Mathematical Operators | Latin-1 Supplement |
| Script | Zyyy | Zyyy |
| General Category | Math Symbol (Sm) | Other Symbol (So) |
| Bidirectional | ON | ET |
Encoding Comparison
| Format | 2298 | 00B0 |
|---|---|---|
| Unicode | U+2298 | U+00B0 |
| HTML Decimal | ⊘ | ° |
| HTML Hex | ⊘ | ° |
| CSS | \2298 | \00B0 |
| JavaScript | \u{2298} | \u{B0} |
| Python | \u2298 | \u00b0 |
| UTF-8 | e2 8a 98 | c2 b0 |
How to Distinguish
Both Circled Division Slash and Degree 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.