Dotted Fence vs Infinity
VS
Property Comparison
| Property | ⦙ 2999 | ∞ 221E |
|---|---|---|
| Name | Dotted Fence | Infinity |
| Category | Math Symbols | Math Symbols |
| Block | Miscellaneous Mathematical Symbols-B | Mathematical Operators |
| Script | Zyyy | Zyyy |
| General Category | Math Symbol (Sm) | Math Symbol (Sm) |
| Bidirectional | ON | ON |
Encoding Comparison
| Format | 2999 | 221E |
|---|---|---|
| Unicode | U+2999 | U+221E |
| HTML Decimal | ⦙ | ∞ |
| HTML Hex | ⦙ | ∞ |
| CSS | \2999 | \221E |
| JavaScript | \u{2999} | \u{221E} |
| Python | \u2999 | \u221e |
| UTF-8 | e2 a6 99 | e2 88 9e |
How to Distinguish
Both Dotted Fence 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.