Greek Small Letter Pi vs Much Less-Than
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Property Comparison
| Property | π 03C0 | ≪ 226A |
|---|---|---|
| Name | Greek Small Letter Pi | Much Less-Than |
| Category | Math Symbols | Math Symbols |
| Block | Greek and Coptic | Mathematical Operators |
| Script | Grek | Zyyy |
| General Category | Lowercase Letter (Ll) | Math Symbol (Sm) |
| Bidirectional | L | ON |
Encoding Comparison
| Format | 03C0 | 226A |
|---|---|---|
| Unicode | U+03C0 | U+226A |
| HTML Decimal | π | ≪ |
| HTML Hex | π | ≪ |
| CSS | \03C0 | \226A |
| JavaScript | \u{3C0} | \u{226A} |
| Python | \u03c0 | \u226a |
| UTF-8 | cf 80 | e2 89 aa |
How to Distinguish
Both Greek Small Letter Pi and Much Less-Than 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.