Double Vertical Line vs One Dot Leader
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Property Comparison
| Property | ‖ 2016 | ․ 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| Name | Double Vertical Line | One Dot Leader |
| Category | Punctuation | Punctuation |
| Block | General Punctuation | General Punctuation |
| Script | Zyyy | Zyyy |
| General Category | Other Punctuation (Po) | Other Punctuation (Po) |
| Bidirectional | ON | ON |
Encoding Comparison
| Format | 2016 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| Unicode | U+2016 | U+2024 |
| HTML Decimal | ‖ | ․ |
| HTML Hex | ‖ | ․ |
| CSS | \2016 | \2024 |
| JavaScript | \u{2016} | \u{2024} |
| Python | \u2016 | \u2024 |
| UTF-8 | e2 80 96 | e2 80 a4 |
How to Distinguish
Both Double Vertical Line and One Dot Leader belong to the Punctuation category and the General Punctuation block. Compare their codepoints and visual rendering to distinguish them.
Tip: Paste the character into a hex editor or use
charCodeAt()
in JavaScript to check the actual codepoint.