Geometric Proportion vs Multiplication Sign
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Property Comparison
| Property | ∺ 223A | × 00D7 |
|---|---|---|
| Name | Geometric Proportion | 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 | 223A | 00D7 |
|---|---|---|
| Unicode | U+223A | U+00D7 |
| HTML Decimal | ∺ | × |
| HTML Hex | ∺ | × |
| CSS | \223A | \00D7 |
| JavaScript | \u{223A} | \u{D7} |
| Python | \u223a | \u00d7 |
| UTF-8 | e2 88 ba | c3 97 |
How to Distinguish
Both Geometric Proportion 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.