LATIN SMALL LETTER X vs MULTIPLICATION SIGN
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Property Comparison
| Property | x U+0078 | × U+00D7 |
|---|---|---|
| Name | LATIN SMALL LETTER X | MULTIPLICATION SIGN |
| Block | Basic Latin | Latin-1 Supplement |
| Script | Latn | Zyyy |
| Category | Lowercase Letter (Ll) | Math Symbol (Sm) |
| Bidirectional | L | ON |
Encoding Comparison
| Format | U+0078 | U+00D7 |
|---|---|---|
| unicode | U+0078 | U+00D7 |
| decimal | 120 | 215 |
| htmldecimal | x | × |
| htmlhex | x | × |
| css | \0078 | \00D7 |
| javascript | \u{78} | \u{D7} |
| python | \u0078 | \u00d7 |
| java | \u0078 | \u00D7 |
| go | \u0078 | \u00D7 |
| ruby | \u{78} | \u{D7} |
| rust | \u{78} | \u{D7} |
| ccpp | \u0078 | \u00d7 |
| urlencoded | x | %C3%97 |
| utf8bytes | 78 | c3 97 |
| utf16bebytes | 00 78 | 00 d7 |
| utf32bebytes | 00 00 00 78 | 00 00 00 d7 |
How to Distinguish
These characters may look similar but belong to different scripts and blocks. LATIN SMALL LETTER X is from the Basic Latin block (Latn script), while MULTIPLICATION SIGN is from Latin-1 Supplement (Zyyy). Check the codepoint or encoding to tell them apart.
Tip: Paste the character into a hex editor or use
charCodeAt()
in JavaScript to check the actual codepoint.