Element Of vs Intersection
VS
Property Comparison
| Property | ∈ 2208 | ∩ 2229 |
|---|---|---|
| Name | Element Of | Intersection |
| Category | Math Symbols | Math Symbols |
| Block | Mathematical Operators | Mathematical Operators |
| Script | Zyyy | Zyyy |
| General Category | Math Symbol (Sm) | Math Symbol (Sm) |
| Bidirectional | ON | ON |
Encoding Comparison
| Format | 2208 | 2229 |
|---|---|---|
| Unicode | U+2208 | U+2229 |
| HTML Decimal | ∈ | ∩ |
| HTML Hex | ∈ | ∩ |
| CSS | \2208 | \2229 |
| JavaScript | \u{2208} | \u{2229} |
| Python | \u2208 | \u2229 |
| UTF-8 | e2 88 88 | e2 88 a9 |
How to Distinguish
Both Element Of and Intersection belong to the Math Symbols category and the Mathematical Operators 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.