U+2076 "⁶" Superscript Six Unicode Character

U+2076 "⁶" Superscript Six is a typographic glyph representing the digit six raised above the normal text baseline, classified under the "Superscripts and Subscripts" block of the Unicode standard. It is commonly used in mathematical notation, such as exponents in expressions like x⁶, as well as in footnotes, chemical formulas, and ordinal numbers, where a small, elevated numeral is needed. This character helps maintain consistent typographic alignment and readability without relying on manual formatting or markup in digital text.

General Properties

Code Point	U+2076
Version Added	1.1
Name	Superscript Six
Unicode 1.0 Name	Superscript Digit Six
Block	Superscripts and Subscripts
General Category	Other Number
Canonical Combining Class	Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class	European Number
Decomposition Type	Super
Decomposition Mapping	"6" U+0036 Digit Six

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding	⁶
HTML Hex Encoding	⁶
UTF-8 Encoding	0xE2 0x81 0xB6
UTF-16 Encoding	0x2076
UTF-32 Encoding	0x00002076
C/C++/Java Escape	\u2076

Unicode Properties

NFC Quick Check	Yes
NFD Quick Check	Yes
Numeric Type	Digital
Numeric Value	6
Line Break	Alphabetic
Changes When NFKC Casefolded	Yes
NFKC Casefold	"6" U+0036 Digit Six
NFKC Simple Casefold	"6" U+0036 Digit Six
Script	Common
Script Extensions	Common
Indic Syllabic Category	Other
ID Compat Math Continue	Yes
Vertical Orientation	Rotated
Grapheme Base	Yes
Grapheme Cluster Break	Other
Word Break	Other
Sentence Break	Other