Division Sign vs Infinity
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Property Comparison
| Property | ÷ 00F7 | ∞ 221E |
|---|---|---|
| Name | Division Sign | Infinity |
| Category | Math Symbols | Math Symbols |
| Block | Latin-1 Supplement | Mathematical Operators |
| Script | Zyyy | Zyyy |
| General Category | Math Symbol (Sm) | Math Symbol (Sm) |
| Bidirectional | ON | ON |
Encoding Comparison
| Format | 00F7 | 221E |
|---|---|---|
| Unicode | U+00F7 | U+221E |
| HTML Decimal | ÷ | ∞ |
| HTML Hex | ÷ | ∞ |
| CSS | \00F7 | \221E |
| JavaScript | \u{F7} | \u{221E} |
| Python | \u00f7 | \u221e |
| UTF-8 | c3 b7 | e2 88 9e |
How to Distinguish
Both Division Sign and Infinity 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.