Circled Times vs Proportion
VS
Property Comparison
| Property | ⊗ 2297 | ∷ 2237 |
|---|---|---|
| Name | Circled Times | Proportion |
| Category | Math Symbols | Math Symbols |
| Block | Mathematical Operators | Mathematical Operators |
| Script | Zyyy | Zyyy |
| General Category | Math Symbol (Sm) | Math Symbol (Sm) |
| Bidirectional | ON | ON |
Encoding Comparison
| Format | 2297 | 2237 |
|---|---|---|
| Unicode | U+2297 | U+2237 |
| HTML Decimal | ⊗ | ∷ |
| HTML Hex | ⊗ | ∷ |
| CSS | \2297 | \2237 |
| JavaScript | \u{2297} | \u{2237} |
| Python | \u2297 | \u2237 |
| UTF-8 | e2 8a 97 | e2 88 b7 |
How to Distinguish
Both Circled Times and Proportion belong to the Math Symbols category and the Mathematical Operators block. Compare their codepoints and visual rendering to distinguish them.
Tip: Paste the character into a hex editor or use
charCodeAt()
in JavaScript to check the actual codepoint.