BALLOT X vs HEAVY BALLOT X
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Encoding Comparison
| Format | U+2717 | U+2718 |
|---|---|---|
| unicode | U+2717 | U+2718 |
| decimal | 10007 | 10008 |
| htmldecimal | ✗ | ✘ |
| htmlhex | ✗ | ✘ |
| css | \2717 | \2718 |
| javascript | \u{2717} | \u{2718} |
| python | \u2717 | \u2718 |
| java | \u2717 | \u2718 |
| go | \u2717 | \u2718 |
| ruby | \u{2717} | \u{2718} |
| rust | \u{2717} | \u{2718} |
| ccpp | \u2717 | \u2718 |
| urlencoded | %E2%9C%97 | %E2%9C%98 |
| utf8bytes | e2 9c 97 | e2 9c 98 |
| utf16bebytes | 27 17 | 27 18 |
| utf32bebytes | 00 00 27 17 | 00 00 27 18 |
| htmlentity | ✗ |
How to Distinguish
Both BALLOT X and HEAVY BALLOT X belong to the Dingbats block and Zyyy script. Compare their codepoints and visual rendering to distinguish them.
Tip: Paste the character into a hex editor or use
charCodeAt()
in JavaScript to check the actual codepoint.