SOLIDUS vs DIVISION SLASH
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Property Comparison
| Property | / U+002F | ∕ U+2215 |
|---|---|---|
| Name | SOLIDUS | DIVISION SLASH |
| Block | Basic Latin | Mathematical Operators |
| Script | Zyyy | Zyyy |
| Category | Other Punctuation (Po) | Math Symbol (Sm) |
| Bidirectional | CS | ON |
Encoding Comparison
| Format | U+002F | U+2215 |
|---|---|---|
| unicode | U+002F | U+2215 |
| decimal | 47 | 8725 |
| htmldecimal | / | ∕ |
| htmlhex | / | ∕ |
| css | \002F | \2215 |
| javascript | \u{2F} | \u{2215} |
| python | \u002f | \u2215 |
| java | \u002F | \u2215 |
| go | \u002F | \u2215 |
| ruby | \u{2F} | \u{2215} |
| rust | \u{2F} | \u{2215} |
| ccpp | \u002f | \u2215 |
| urlencoded | / | %E2%88%95 |
| utf8bytes | 2f | e2 88 95 |
| utf16bebytes | 00 2f | 22 15 |
| utf32bebytes | 00 00 00 2f | 00 00 22 15 |
How to Distinguish
Both characters use the Zyyy script but are in different blocks: SOLIDUS in Basic Latin and DIVISION SLASH in Mathematical Operators.
Tip: Paste the character into a hex editor or use
charCodeAt()
in JavaScript to check the actual codepoint.