Mathematical Left Flattened Parenthesis vs Vertical Bar With Horizontal Stroke
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Property Comparison
| Property | ⟮ 27EE | ⟊ 27CA |
|---|---|---|
| Name | Mathematical Left Flattened Parenthesis | Vertical Bar With Horizontal Stroke |
| Category | Math Symbols | Math Symbols |
| Block | Miscellaneous Mathematical Symbols-A | Miscellaneous Mathematical Symbols-A |
| Script | Zyyy | Zyyy |
| General Category | Open Punctuation (Ps) | Math Symbol (Sm) |
| Bidirectional | ON | ON |
Encoding Comparison
| Format | 27EE | 27CA |
|---|---|---|
| Unicode | U+27EE | U+27CA |
| HTML Decimal | ⟮ | ⟊ |
| HTML Hex | ⟮ | ⟊ |
| CSS | \27EE | \27CA |
| JavaScript | \u{27EE} | \u{27CA} |
| Python | \u27ee | \u27ca |
| UTF-8 | e2 9f ae | e2 9f 8a |
How to Distinguish
Both Mathematical Left Flattened Parenthesis and Vertical Bar With Horizontal Stroke belong to the Math Symbols category and the Miscellaneous Mathematical Symbols-A block. Compare their codepoints and visual rendering to distinguish them.
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