REVERSE SOLIDUS vs SET MINUS
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Property Comparison
| Property | \ U+005C | ∖ U+2216 |
|---|---|---|
| Name | REVERSE SOLIDUS | SET MINUS |
| Block | Basic Latin | Mathematical Operators |
| Script | Zyyy | Zyyy |
| Category | Other Punctuation (Po) | Math Symbol (Sm) |
| Bidirectional | ON | ON |
Encoding Comparison
| Format | U+005C | U+2216 |
|---|---|---|
| unicode | U+005C | U+2216 |
| decimal | 92 | 8726 |
| htmldecimal | \ | ∖ |
| htmlhex | \ | ∖ |
| css | \005C | \2216 |
| javascript | \u{5C} | \u{2216} |
| python | \u005c | \u2216 |
| java | \u005C | \u2216 |
| go | \u005C | \u2216 |
| ruby | \u{5C} | \u{2216} |
| rust | \u{5C} | \u{2216} |
| ccpp | \u005c | \u2216 |
| urlencoded | %5C | %E2%88%96 |
| utf8bytes | 5c | e2 88 96 |
| utf16bebytes | 00 5c | 22 16 |
| utf32bebytes | 00 00 00 5c | 00 00 22 16 |
How to Distinguish
Both characters use the Zyyy script but are in different blocks: REVERSE SOLIDUS in Basic Latin and SET MINUS in Mathematical Operators.
Tip: Paste the character into a hex editor or use
charCodeAt()
in JavaScript to check the actual codepoint.