DEGREE SIGN vs RING ABOVE
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Property Comparison
| Property | ° U+00B0 | ˚ U+02DA |
|---|---|---|
| Name | DEGREE SIGN | RING ABOVE |
| Block | Latin-1 Supplement | Spacing Modifier Letters |
| Script | Zyyy | Zyyy |
| Category | Other Symbol (So) | Modifier Symbol (Sk) |
| Bidirectional | ET | ON |
Encoding Comparison
| Format | U+00B0 | U+02DA |
|---|---|---|
| unicode | U+00B0 | U+02DA |
| decimal | 176 | 730 |
| htmldecimal | ° | ˚ |
| htmlhex | ° | ˚ |
| css | \00B0 | \02DA |
| javascript | \u{B0} | \u{2DA} |
| python | \u00b0 | \u02da |
| java | \u00B0 | \u02DA |
| go | \u00B0 | \u02DA |
| ruby | \u{B0} | \u{2DA} |
| rust | \u{B0} | \u{2DA} |
| ccpp | \u00b0 | \u02da |
| urlencoded | %C2%B0 | %CB%9A |
| utf8bytes | c2 b0 | cb 9a |
| utf16bebytes | 00 b0 | 02 da |
| utf32bebytes | 00 00 00 b0 | 00 00 02 da |
| htmlentity | ° |
How to Distinguish
Both characters use the Zyyy script but are in different blocks: DEGREE SIGN in Latin-1 Supplement and RING ABOVE in Spacing Modifier Letters.
Tip: Paste the character into a hex editor or use
charCodeAt()
in JavaScript to check the actual codepoint.