Minus Sign vs Proportion
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Property Comparison
| Property | − 2212 | ∷ 2237 |
|---|---|---|
| Name | Minus Sign | Proportion |
| Category | Math Symbols | Math Symbols |
| Block | Mathematical Operators | Mathematical Operators |
| Script | Zyyy | Zyyy |
| General Category | Math Symbol (Sm) | Math Symbol (Sm) |
| Bidirectional | ES | ON |
Encoding Comparison
| Format | 2212 | 2237 |
|---|---|---|
| Unicode | U+2212 | U+2237 |
| HTML Decimal | − | ∷ |
| HTML Hex | − | ∷ |
| CSS | \2212 | \2237 |
| JavaScript | \u{2212} | \u{2237} |
| Python | \u2212 | \u2237 |
| UTF-8 | e2 88 92 | e2 88 b7 |
How to Distinguish
Both Minus Sign and Proportion belong to the Math Symbols category and the Mathematical Operators block. Compare their codepoints and visual rendering to distinguish them.
Tip: Paste the character into a hex editor or use
charCodeAt()
in JavaScript to check the actual codepoint.