Fullwidth Colon vs Fullwidth Digit Eight
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Property Comparison
| Property | ： FF1A | ８ FF18 |
|---|---|---|
| Name | Fullwidth Colon | Fullwidth Digit Eight |
| Category | Punctuation | Punctuation |
| Block | Halfwidth and Fullwidth Forms | Halfwidth and Fullwidth Forms |
| Script | Zyyy | Zyyy |
| General Category | Other Punctuation (Po) | Decimal Number (Nd) |
| Bidirectional | CS | EN |
Encoding Comparison
| Format | FF1A | FF18 |
|---|---|---|
| Unicode | U+FF1A | U+FF18 |
| HTML Decimal | ： | ８ |
| HTML Hex | ： | ８ |
| CSS | \FF1A | \FF18 |
| JavaScript | \u{FF1A} | \u{FF18} |
| Python | \uff1a | \uff18 |
| UTF-8 | ef bc 9a | ef bc 98 |
How to Distinguish
Both Fullwidth Colon and Fullwidth Digit Eight belong to the Punctuation category and the Halfwidth and Fullwidth Forms block. Compare their codepoints and visual rendering to distinguish them.
Tip: Paste the character into a hex editor or use
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