Proportional To vs Very Much Greater-Than
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Property Comparison
| Property | ∝ 221D | ⋙ 22D9 |
|---|---|---|
| Name | Proportional To | Very Much Greater-Than |
| 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 | 22D9 |
|---|---|---|
| Unicode | U+221D | U+22D9 |
| HTML Decimal | ∝ | ⋙ |
| HTML Hex | ∝ | ⋙ |
| CSS | \221D | \22D9 |
| JavaScript | \u{221D} | \u{22D9} |
| Python | \u221d | \u22d9 |
| UTF-8 | e2 88 9d | e2 8b 99 |
How to Distinguish
Both Proportional To and Very Much Greater-Than 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()
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