U+2074 "⁴" Superscript Four Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
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U+2074 "⁴" Superscript Four is a typographic symbol that represents the digit four raised above the normal text baseline, primarily used in mathematical, scientific, and technical contexts to denote exponentiation, such as in expressions like x⁴, or as an ordinal indicator and shorthand for fourth power or fourth position. It belongs to the Superscripts and Subscripts block within Unicode, where it complements other superscript numerals for consistent formatting in plain text environments that lack dedicated formatting features for exponents.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+2074 |
| Version Added | 1.1 |
| Name | Superscript Four |
| Unicode 1.0 Name | Superscript Digit Four |
| Block | Superscripts and Subscripts |
| General Category | Other Number |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | European Number |
| Decomposition Type | Super |
| Decomposition Mapping | "4" U+0034 Digit Four |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ⁴ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ⁴ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE2 0x81 0xB4 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x2074 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00002074 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u2074 |
Unicode Properties
| NFC Quick Check | Yes |
| NFD Quick Check | Yes |
| Numeric Type | Digital |
| Numeric Value | 4 |
| Line Break | Ambiguous (Alphabetic or Ideographic) |
| East Asian Width | Ambiguous |
| Changes When NFKC Casefolded | Yes |
| NFKC Casefold | "4" U+0034 Digit Four |
| NFKC Simple Casefold | "4" U+0034 Digit Four |
| Script | Common |
| Script Extensions | Common |
| Indic Syllabic Category | Syllable Modifier |
| ID Compat Math Continue | Yes |
| Vertical Orientation | Rotated |
| Grapheme Base | Yes |
| Grapheme Cluster Break | Other |
| Word Break | Other |
| Sentence Break | Other |