Swung Dash vs Vertical Four Dots
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Property Comparison
| Property | ⁓ 2053 | ⁞ 205E |
|---|---|---|
| Name | Swung Dash | Vertical Four Dots |
| Category | Punctuation | Punctuation |
| Block | General Punctuation | General Punctuation |
| Script | Zyyy | Zyyy |
| General Category | Other Punctuation (Po) | Other Punctuation (Po) |
| Bidirectional | ON | ON |
Encoding Comparison
| Format | 2053 | 205E |
|---|---|---|
| Unicode | U+2053 | U+205E |
| HTML Decimal | ⁓ | ⁞ |
| HTML Hex | ⁓ | ⁞ |
| CSS | \2053 | \205E |
| JavaScript | \u{2053} | \u{205E} |
| Python | \u2053 | \u205e |
| UTF-8 | e2 81 93 | e2 81 9e |
How to Distinguish
Both Swung Dash and Vertical Four Dots belong to the Punctuation category and the General Punctuation 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.