Fullwidth Digit Five vs Low Asterisk
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Property Comparison
| Property | ５ FF15 | ⁎ 204E |
|---|---|---|
| Name | Fullwidth Digit Five | Low Asterisk |
| Category | Punctuation | Punctuation |
| Block | Halfwidth and Fullwidth Forms | General Punctuation |
| Script | Zyyy | Zyyy |
| General Category | Decimal Number (Nd) | Other Punctuation (Po) |
| Bidirectional | EN | ON |
Encoding Comparison
| Format | FF15 | 204E |
|---|---|---|
| Unicode | U+FF15 | U+204E |
| HTML Decimal | ５ | ⁎ |
| HTML Hex | ５ | ⁎ |
| CSS | \FF15 | \204E |
| JavaScript | \u{FF15} | \u{204E} |
| Python | \uff15 | \u204e |
| UTF-8 | ef bc 95 | e2 81 8e |
How to Distinguish
Both Fullwidth Digit Five and Low Asterisk are in the Punctuation 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.