Subscript Minus vs Superscript One
VS
Property Comparison
| Property | ₋ 208B | ¹ 00B9 |
|---|---|---|
| Name | Subscript Minus | Superscript One |
| Category | Superscript & Subscript | Superscript & Subscript |
| Block | Superscripts and Subscripts | Latin-1 Supplement |
| Script | Zyyy | Zyyy |
| General Category | Math Symbol (Sm) | Other Number (No) |
| Bidirectional | ES | EN |
Encoding Comparison
| Format | 208B | 00B9 |
|---|---|---|
| Unicode | U+208B | U+00B9 |
| HTML Decimal | ₋ | ¹ |
| HTML Hex | ₋ | ¹ |
| CSS | \208B | \00B9 |
| JavaScript | \u{208B} | \u{B9} |
| Python | \u208b | \u00b9 |
| UTF-8 | e2 82 8b | c2 b9 |
How to Distinguish
Both Subscript Minus and Superscript One are in the Superscript & Subscript 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.