Infinity vs Left Arc Less-Than Bracket
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Property Comparison
| Property | ∞ 221E | ⦓ 2993 |
|---|---|---|
| Name | Infinity | Left Arc Less-Than Bracket |
| Category | Math Symbols | Math Symbols |
| Block | Mathematical Operators | Miscellaneous Mathematical Symbols-B |
| Script | Zyyy | Zyyy |
| General Category | Math Symbol (Sm) | Open Punctuation (Ps) |
| Bidirectional | ON | ON |
Encoding Comparison
| Format | 221E | 2993 |
|---|---|---|
| Unicode | U+221E | U+2993 |
| HTML Decimal | ∞ | ⦓ |
| HTML Hex | ∞ | ⦓ |
| CSS | \221E | \2993 |
| JavaScript | \u{221E} | \u{2993} |
| Python | \u221e | \u2993 |
| UTF-8 | e2 88 9e | e2 a6 93 |
How to Distinguish
Both Infinity and Left Arc Less-Than Bracket 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.