U+0039 "9" Digit Nine Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
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U+0039 "9" Digit Nine is a standard numeric symbol in the Basic Latin block, representing the Arabic numeral for the value nine. It is encoded at code point 39 in hexadecimal, which corresponds to the ASCII and Unicode value for the digit nine, and it is used globally in writing systems that employ Hindu-Arabic numerals for counting, mathematics, and data representation. Visually, it is a single-stroke character resembling a circle with a descender on the left side, though its exact form can vary slightly by font. This character is fundamental to digital text, appearing in everything from phone numbers and dates to complex numerical computations.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+0039 |
| Version Added | 1.1 |
| Name | Digit Nine |
| Block | Basic Latin |
| General Category | Decimal Number |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | European Number |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 9 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 9 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0x39 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x0039 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00000039 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u0039 |