Degree Sign vs Empty Set With Overbar
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Property Comparison
| Property | ° 00B0 | ⦱ 29B1 |
|---|---|---|
| Name | Degree Sign | Empty Set With Overbar |
| Category | Math Symbols | Math Symbols |
| Block | Latin-1 Supplement | Miscellaneous Mathematical Symbols-B |
| Script | Zyyy | Zyyy |
| General Category | Other Symbol (So) | Math Symbol (Sm) |
| Bidirectional | ET | ON |
Encoding Comparison
| Format | 00B0 | 29B1 |
|---|---|---|
| Unicode | U+00B0 | U+29B1 |
| HTML Decimal | ° | ⦱ |
| HTML Hex | ° | ⦱ |
| CSS | \00B0 | \29B1 |
| JavaScript | \u{B0} | \u{29B1} |
| Python | \u00b0 | \u29b1 |
| UTF-8 | c2 b0 | e2 a6 b1 |
How to Distinguish
Both Degree Sign and Empty Set With Overbar 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.