Down-Pointing Triangle With Left Half Black vs Infinity
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Property Comparison
| Property | ⧨ 29E8 | ∞ 221E |
|---|---|---|
| Name | Down-Pointing Triangle With Left Half Black | 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 | 29E8 | 221E |
|---|---|---|
| Unicode | U+29E8 | U+221E |
| HTML Decimal | ⧨ | ∞ |
| HTML Hex | ⧨ | ∞ |
| CSS | \29E8 | \221E |
| JavaScript | \u{29E8} | \u{221E} |
| Python | \u29e8 | \u221e |
| UTF-8 | e2 a7 a8 | e2 88 9e |
How to Distinguish
Both Down-Pointing Triangle With Left Half Black 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.