GlyphIndexNamed quantities
Blue beads ∶ white beads = 2 ∶ 3
The labels define the order of the quantities.
Ratio sign
The ratio sign ∶ compares quantities, as in 2 ∶ 3. It resembles a colon, but the two characters have different code points.
RATIO
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Character details
♡→✦
3 code pointsMeaning and context
The ratio sign ∶ compares quantities, as in 2 ∶ 3. It resembles a colon, but the two characters have different code points.
How to use it
Label what each side counts. For a file or application that expects a colon, keep : rather than substituting the similar-looking ∶.
Examples
Equivalent ratios
2 ∶ 3 = 4 ∶ 6
Both quantities are scaled by the same factor.
Similar shapes, different characters
Colon
U+003AU+003A is punctuation and is common in machine-readable formats.
Division sign
U+00F7A division expression and a displayed ratio have different notation.
DetailsSources and method
- Unicode 18.0.0 character database — Pinned standard character identities and properties; the application computes UTF encodings from the original text.
- Unicode character code charts — Reference glyphs are not a guarantee of the appearance in a user’s font.