Circled Minus vs Degree Sign
VS
Property Comparison
| Property | ⊖ 2296 | ° 00B0 |
|---|---|---|
| Name | Circled Minus | 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 | 2296 | 00B0 |
|---|---|---|
| Unicode | U+2296 | U+00B0 |
| HTML Decimal | ⊖ | ° |
| HTML Hex | ⊖ | ° |
| CSS | \2296 | \00B0 |
| JavaScript | \u{2296} | \u{B0} |
| Python | \u2296 | \u00b0 |
| UTF-8 | e2 8a 96 | c2 b0 |
How to Distinguish
Both Circled Minus 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.