Equivalent To vs Multiplication Sign
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Property Comparison
| Property | ≍ 224D | × 00D7 |
|---|---|---|
| Name | Equivalent To | Multiplication Sign |
| Category | Math Symbols | Math Symbols |
| Block | Mathematical Operators | Latin-1 Supplement |
| Script | Zyyy | Zyyy |
| General Category | Math Symbol (Sm) | Math Symbol (Sm) |
| Bidirectional | ON | ON |
Encoding Comparison
| Format | 224D | 00D7 |
|---|---|---|
| Unicode | U+224D | U+00D7 |
| HTML Decimal | ≍ | × |
| HTML Hex | ≍ | × |
| CSS | \224D | \00D7 |
| JavaScript | \u{224D} | \u{D7} |
| Python | \u224d | \u00d7 |
| UTF-8 | e2 89 8d | c3 97 |
How to Distinguish
Both Equivalent To and Multiplication Sign 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.