Colon Equals vs Infinity
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Property Comparison
| Property | ≔ 2254 | ∞ 221E |
|---|---|---|
| Name | Colon Equals | Infinity |
| 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 | 2254 | 221E |
|---|---|---|
| Unicode | U+2254 | U+221E |
| HTML Decimal | ≔ | ∞ |
| HTML Hex | ≔ | ∞ |
| CSS | \2254 | \221E |
| JavaScript | \u{2254} | \u{221E} |
| Python | \u2254 | \u221e |
| UTF-8 | e2 89 94 | e2 88 9e |
How to Distinguish
Both Colon Equals and Infinity 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.