Proportional To vs Ratio
VS
Property Comparison
| Property | ∝ 221D | ∶ 2236 |
|---|---|---|
| Name | Proportional To | Ratio |
| 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 | 221D | 2236 |
|---|---|---|
| Unicode | U+221D | U+2236 |
| HTML Decimal | ∝ | ∶ |
| HTML Hex | ∝ | ∶ |
| CSS | \221D | \2236 |
| JavaScript | \u{221D} | \u{2236} |
| Python | \u221d | \u2236 |
| UTF-8 | e2 88 9d | e2 88 b6 |
How to Distinguish
Both Proportional To and Ratio 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.