Colon Sign vs Euro-Currency Sign
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Property Comparison
| Property | ₡ 20A1 | ₠ 20A0 |
|---|---|---|
| Name | Colon Sign | Euro-Currency Sign |
| Category | Currency Signs | Currency Signs |
| Block | Currency Symbols | Currency Symbols |
| Script | Zyyy | Zyyy |
| General Category | Currency Symbol (Sc) | Currency Symbol (Sc) |
| Bidirectional | ET | ET |
Encoding Comparison
| Format | 20A1 | 20A0 |
|---|---|---|
| Unicode | U+20A1 | U+20A0 |
| HTML Decimal | ₡ | ₠ |
| HTML Hex | ₡ | ₠ |
| CSS | \20A1 | \20A0 |
| JavaScript | \u{20A1} | \u{20A0} |
| Python | \u20a1 | \u20a0 |
| UTF-8 | e2 82 a1 | e2 82 a0 |
How to Distinguish
Both Colon Sign and Euro-Currency Sign belong to the Currency Signs category and the Currency Symbols block. Compare their codepoints and visual rendering to distinguish them.
Tip: Paste the character into a hex editor or use
charCodeAt()
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