Infinity vs Mathematical Right Flattened Parenthesis
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Property Comparison
| Property | ∞ 221E | ⟯ 27EF |
|---|---|---|
| Name | Infinity | Mathematical Right Flattened Parenthesis |
| Category | Math Symbols | Math Symbols |
| Block | Mathematical Operators | Miscellaneous Mathematical Symbols-A |
| Script | Zyyy | Zyyy |
| General Category | Math Symbol (Sm) | Close Punctuation (Pe) |
| Bidirectional | ON | ON |
Encoding Comparison
| Format | 221E | 27EF |
|---|---|---|
| Unicode | U+221E | U+27EF |
| HTML Decimal | ∞ | ⟯ |
| HTML Hex | ∞ | ⟯ |
| CSS | \221E | \27EF |
| JavaScript | \u{221E} | \u{27EF} |
| Python | \u221e | \u27ef |
| UTF-8 | e2 88 9e | e2 9f af |
How to Distinguish
Both Infinity and Mathematical Right Flattened Parenthesis 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.