Circled Greater-Than vs Degree Sign
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Property Comparison
| Property | ⧁ 29C1 | ° 00B0 |
|---|---|---|
| Name | Circled Greater-Than | Degree Sign |
| Category | Math Symbols | Math Symbols |
| Block | Miscellaneous Mathematical Symbols-B | Latin-1 Supplement |
| Script | Zyyy | Zyyy |
| General Category | Math Symbol (Sm) | Other Symbol (So) |
| Bidirectional | ON | ET |
Encoding Comparison
| Format | 29C1 | 00B0 |
|---|---|---|
| Unicode | U+29C1 | U+00B0 |
| HTML Decimal | ⧁ | ° |
| HTML Hex | ⧁ | ° |
| CSS | \29C1 | \00B0 |
| JavaScript | \u{29C1} | \u{B0} |
| Python | \u29c1 | \u00b0 |
| UTF-8 | e2 a7 81 | c2 b0 |
How to Distinguish
Both Circled Greater-Than 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.