Division Times vs Multiplication Sign
VS
Property Comparison
| Property | ⋇ 22C7 | × 00D7 |
|---|---|---|
| Name | Division Times | Multiplication Sign |
| Category | Math Symbols | Math Symbols |
| Block | Mathematical Operators | Latin-1 Supplement |
| Script | Zyyy | Zyyy |
| General Category | Math Symbol (Sm) | Math Symbol (Sm) |
| Bidirectional | ON | ON |
Encoding Comparison
| Format | 22C7 | 00D7 |
|---|---|---|
| Unicode | U+22C7 | U+00D7 |
| HTML Decimal | ⋇ | × |
| HTML Hex | ⋇ | × |
| CSS | \22C7 | \00D7 |
| JavaScript | \u{22C7} | \u{D7} |
| Python | \u22c7 | \u00d7 |
| UTF-8 | e2 8b 87 | c3 97 |
How to Distinguish
Both Division Times and Multiplication Sign 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.