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2248 · Mathematical Operators · Zyyy
Encodings
| Unicode | U+2248 | |
| HTML Decimal | ≈ | |
| HTML Hex | ≈ | |
| CSS | \2248 | |
| JavaScript | \u{2248} | |
| Python | \u2248 | |
| Java | \u2248 | |
| UTF-8 | e2 89 88 | |
| UTF-16 | 22 48 | |
| URL Encoded | %E2%89%88 |
Unicode Properties
Block
Mathematical Operators
Script
Zyyy
Category
Math Symbol (Sm)
Bidirectional
ON
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