Fraction Slash vs Two Asterisks Aligned Vertically
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Property Comparison
| Property | ⁄ 2044 | ⁑ 2051 |
|---|---|---|
| Name | Fraction Slash | Two Asterisks Aligned Vertically |
| Category | Punctuation | Punctuation |
| Block | General Punctuation | General Punctuation |
| Script | Zyyy | Zyyy |
| General Category | Math Symbol (Sm) | Other Punctuation (Po) |
| Bidirectional | CS | ON |
Encoding Comparison
| Format | 2044 | 2051 |
|---|---|---|
| Unicode | U+2044 | U+2051 |
| HTML Decimal | ⁄ | ⁑ |
| HTML Hex | ⁄ | ⁑ |
| CSS | \2044 | \2051 |
| JavaScript | \u{2044} | \u{2051} |
| Python | \u2044 | \u2051 |
| UTF-8 | e2 81 84 | e2 81 91 |
How to Distinguish
Both Fraction Slash and Two Asterisks Aligned Vertically belong to the Punctuation category and the General Punctuation 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.