Proportion vs Ring Operator
VS
Property Comparison
| Property | ∷ 2237 | ∘ 2218 |
|---|---|---|
| Name | Proportion | Ring Operator |
| Category | Math Symbols | Math Symbols |
| Block | Mathematical Operators | Mathematical Operators |
| Script | Zyyy | Zyyy |
| General Category | Math Symbol (Sm) | Math Symbol (Sm) |
| Bidirectional | ON | ON |
Encoding Comparison
| Format | 2237 | 2218 |
|---|---|---|
| Unicode | U+2237 | U+2218 |
| HTML Decimal | ∷ | ∘ |
| HTML Hex | ∷ | ∘ |
| CSS | \2237 | \2218 |
| JavaScript | \u{2237} | \u{2218} |
| Python | \u2237 | \u2218 |
| UTF-8 | e2 88 b7 | e2 88 98 |
How to Distinguish
Both Proportion and Ring Operator 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.