LATIN SMALL LETTER A vs FULLWIDTH LATIN SMALL LETTER A
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Property Comparison
| Property | a U+0061 | ａ U+FF41 |
|---|---|---|
| Name | LATIN SMALL LETTER A | FULLWIDTH LATIN SMALL LETTER A |
| Block | Basic Latin | Halfwidth and Fullwidth Forms |
| Script | Latn | Latn |
| Category | Lowercase Letter (Ll) | Lowercase Letter (Ll) |
| Bidirectional | L | L |
Encoding Comparison
| Format | U+0061 | U+FF41 |
|---|---|---|
| unicode | U+0061 | U+FF41 |
| decimal | 97 | 65345 |
| htmldecimal | a | ａ |
| htmlhex | a | ａ |
| css | \0061 | \FF41 |
| javascript | \u{61} | \u{FF41} |
| python | \u0061 | \uff41 |
| java | \u0061 | \uFF41 |
| go | \u0061 | \uFF41 |
| ruby | \u{61} | \u{FF41} |
| rust | \u{61} | \u{FF41} |
| ccpp | \u0061 | \uff41 |
| urlencoded | a | %EF%BD%81 |
| utf8bytes | 61 | ef bd 81 |
| utf16bebytes | 00 61 | ff 41 |
| utf32bebytes | 00 00 00 61 | 00 00 ff 41 |
How to Distinguish
Both characters use the Latn script but are in different blocks: LATIN SMALL LETTER A in Basic Latin and FULLWIDTH LATIN SMALL LETTER A in Halfwidth and Fullwidth Forms.
Tip: Paste the character into a hex editor or use
charCodeAt()
in JavaScript to check the actual codepoint.