Degree Sign vs Element Of Opening Upwards
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Property Comparison
| Property | ° 00B0 | ⟒ 27D2 |
|---|---|---|
| Name | Degree Sign | Element Of Opening Upwards |
| Category | Math Symbols | Math Symbols |
| Block | Latin-1 Supplement | Miscellaneous Mathematical Symbols-A |
| Script | Zyyy | Zyyy |
| General Category | Other Symbol (So) | Math Symbol (Sm) |
| Bidirectional | ET | ON |
Encoding Comparison
| Format | 00B0 | 27D2 |
|---|---|---|
| Unicode | U+00B0 | U+27D2 |
| HTML Decimal | ° | ⟒ |
| HTML Hex | ° | ⟒ |
| CSS | \00B0 | \27D2 |
| JavaScript | \u{B0} | \u{27D2} |
| Python | \u00b0 | \u27d2 |
| UTF-8 | c2 b0 | e2 9f 92 |
How to Distinguish
Both Degree Sign and Element Of Opening Upwards 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.