Double Oblique Hyphen vs Reversed Question Mark
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Property Comparison
| Property | ⸗ 2E17 | ⸮ 2E2E |
|---|---|---|
| Name | Double Oblique Hyphen | Reversed Question Mark |
| Category | Punctuation | Punctuation |
| Block | Supplemental Punctuation | Supplemental Punctuation |
| Script | Zyyy | Zyyy |
| General Category | Dash Punctuation (Pd) | Other Punctuation (Po) |
| Bidirectional | ON | ON |
Encoding Comparison
| Format | 2E17 | 2E2E |
|---|---|---|
| Unicode | U+2E17 | U+2E2E |
| HTML Decimal | ⸗ | ⸮ |
| HTML Hex | ⸗ | ⸮ |
| CSS | \2E17 | \2E2E |
| JavaScript | \u{2E17} | \u{2E2E} |
| Python | \u2e17 | \u2e2e |
| UTF-8 | e2 b8 97 | e2 b8 ae |
How to Distinguish
Both Double Oblique Hyphen and Reversed Question Mark belong to the Punctuation category and the Supplemental Punctuation block. Compare their codepoints and visual rendering to distinguish them.
Tip: Paste the character into a hex editor or use
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