Much Less-Than vs Multiplication Sign
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Property Comparison
| Property | ≪ 226A | × 00D7 |
|---|---|---|
| Name | Much Less-Than | Multiplication Sign |
| Category | Math Symbols | Math Symbols |
| Block | Mathematical Operators | Latin-1 Supplement |
| Script | Zyyy | Zyyy |
| General Category | Math Symbol (Sm) | Math Symbol (Sm) |
| Bidirectional | ON | ON |
Encoding Comparison
| Format | 226A | 00D7 |
|---|---|---|
| Unicode | U+226A | U+00D7 |
| HTML Decimal | ≪ | × |
| HTML Hex | ≪ | × |
| CSS | \226A | \00D7 |
| JavaScript | \u{226A} | \u{D7} |
| Python | \u226a | \u00d7 |
| UTF-8 | e2 89 aa | c3 97 |
How to Distinguish
Both Much Less-Than and Multiplication Sign 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.