Error-Barred Black Square vs Multiplication Sign
VS
Property Comparison
| Property | ⧯ 29EF | × 00D7 |
|---|---|---|
| Name | Error-Barred Black Square | Multiplication Sign |
| Category | Math Symbols | Math Symbols |
| Block | Miscellaneous Mathematical Symbols-B | Latin-1 Supplement |
| Script | Zyyy | Zyyy |
| General Category | Math Symbol (Sm) | Math Symbol (Sm) |
| Bidirectional | ON | ON |
Encoding Comparison
| Format | 29EF | 00D7 |
|---|---|---|
| Unicode | U+29EF | U+00D7 |
| HTML Decimal | ⧯ | × |
| HTML Hex | ⧯ | × |
| CSS | \29EF | \00D7 |
| JavaScript | \u{29EF} | \u{D7} |
| Python | \u29ef | \u00d7 |
| UTF-8 | e2 a7 af | c3 97 |
How to Distinguish
Both Error-Barred Black Square 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.