Circled Minus vs Greek Small Letter Pi
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Property Comparison
| Property | ⊖ 2296 | π 03C0 |
|---|---|---|
| Name | Circled Minus | Greek Small Letter Pi |
| Category | Math Symbols | Math Symbols |
| Block | Mathematical Operators | Greek and Coptic |
| Script | Zyyy | Grek |
| General Category | Math Symbol (Sm) | Lowercase Letter (Ll) |
| Bidirectional | ON | L |
Encoding Comparison
| Format | 2296 | 03C0 |
|---|---|---|
| Unicode | U+2296 | U+03C0 |
| HTML Decimal | ⊖ | π |
| HTML Hex | ⊖ | π |
| CSS | \2296 | \03C0 |
| JavaScript | \u{2296} | \u{3C0} |
| Python | \u2296 | \u03c0 |
| UTF-8 | e2 8a 96 | cf 80 |
How to Distinguish
Both Circled Minus and Greek Small Letter Pi 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()
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