HORIZONTAL ELLIPSIS vs MIDLINE HORIZONTAL ELLIPSIS
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Property Comparison
| Property | … U+2026 | ⋯ U+22EF |
|---|---|---|
| Name | HORIZONTAL ELLIPSIS | MIDLINE HORIZONTAL ELLIPSIS |
| Block | General Punctuation | Mathematical Operators |
| Script | Zyyy | Zyyy |
| Category | Other Punctuation (Po) | Math Symbol (Sm) |
| Bidirectional | ON | ON |
Encoding Comparison
| Format | U+2026 | U+22EF |
|---|---|---|
| unicode | U+2026 | U+22EF |
| decimal | 8230 | 8943 |
| htmldecimal | … | ⋯ |
| htmlhex | … | ⋯ |
| css | \2026 | \22EF |
| javascript | \u{2026} | \u{22EF} |
| python | \u2026 | \u22ef |
| java | \u2026 | \u22EF |
| go | \u2026 | \u22EF |
| ruby | \u{2026} | \u{22EF} |
| rust | \u{2026} | \u{22EF} |
| ccpp | \u2026 | \u22ef |
| urlencoded | %E2%80%A6 | %E2%8B%AF |
| utf8bytes | e2 80 a6 | e2 8b af |
| utf16bebytes | 20 26 | 22 ef |
| utf32bebytes | 00 00 20 26 | 00 00 22 ef |
| htmlentity | … |
How to Distinguish
Both characters use the Zyyy script but are in different blocks: HORIZONTAL ELLIPSIS in General Punctuation and MIDLINE HORIZONTAL ELLIPSIS in Mathematical Operators.
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