Double Vertical Line vs Two Asterisks Aligned Vertically
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Property Comparison
| Property | ‖ 2016 | ⁑ 2051 |
|---|---|---|
| Name | Double Vertical Line | Two Asterisks Aligned Vertically |
| 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 | 2051 |
|---|---|---|
| Unicode | U+2016 | U+2051 |
| HTML Decimal | ‖ | ⁑ |
| HTML Hex | ‖ | ⁑ |
| CSS | \2016 | \2051 |
| JavaScript | \u{2016} | \u{2051} |
| Python | \u2016 | \u2051 |
| UTF-8 | e2 80 96 | e2 81 91 |
How to Distinguish
Both Double Vertical Line and Two Asterisks Aligned Vertically belong to the Punctuation category and the General Punctuation block. Compare their codepoints and visual rendering to distinguish them.
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