Proportion vs Star Equals
VS
Property Comparison
| Property | ∷ 2237 | ≛ 225B |
|---|---|---|
| Name | Proportion | Star Equals |
| 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 | 225B |
|---|---|---|
| Unicode | U+2237 | U+225B |
| HTML Decimal | ∷ | ≛ |
| HTML Hex | ∷ | ≛ |
| CSS | \2237 | \225B |
| JavaScript | \u{2237} | \u{225B} |
| Python | \u2237 | \u225b |
| UTF-8 | e2 88 b7 | e2 89 9b |
How to Distinguish
Both Proportion and Star Equals 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.