U+2077 "⁷" Superscript Seven Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
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U+2077 "⁷" Superscript Seven is a typographic symbol used to represent the number seven raised above the baseline, primarily for mathematical notation, chemical formulas, and ordinal indicators. It belongs to the Superscripts and Subscripts block of Unicode, encoded specifically to provide a distinct character for formatting purposes in plain text, avoiding reliance on font rendering tricks. This character is most commonly employed to denote exponents, such as in the expression "10⁷" for ten to the seventh power, or in footnotes and scientific contexts where clear, standardized notation is required. Its inclusion in Unicode ensures consistent display across platforms and applications.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+2077 |
| Version Added | 1.1 |
| Name | Superscript Seven |
| Unicode 1.0 Name | Superscript Digit Seven |
| Block | Superscripts and Subscripts |
| General Category | Other Number |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | European Number |
| Decomposition Type | Super |
| Decomposition Mapping | "7" U+0037 Digit Seven |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ⁷ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ⁷ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE2 0x81 0xB7 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x2077 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00002077 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u2077 |
Unicode Properties
| NFC Quick Check | Yes |
| NFD Quick Check | Yes |
| Numeric Type | Digital |
| Numeric Value | 7 |
| Line Break | Alphabetic |
| Changes When NFKC Casefolded | Yes |
| NFKC Casefold | "7" U+0037 Digit Seven |
| NFKC Simple Casefold | "7" U+0037 Digit Seven |
| 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 |