Degree Sign vs Infinity Negated With Vertical Bar
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Property Comparison
| Property | ° 00B0 | ⧞ 29DE |
|---|---|---|
| Name | Degree Sign | Infinity Negated With Vertical Bar |
| 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 | 29DE |
|---|---|---|
| Unicode | U+00B0 | U+29DE |
| HTML Decimal | ° | ⧞ |
| HTML Hex | ° | ⧞ |
| CSS | \00B0 | \29DE |
| JavaScript | \u{B0} | \u{29DE} |
| Python | \u00b0 | \u29de |
| UTF-8 | c2 b0 | e2 a7 9e |
How to Distinguish
Both Degree Sign and Infinity Negated With Vertical Bar 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.