U+2078 "⁸" Superscript Eight Unicode Character

U+2078 "⁸" Superscript Eight is a typographic symbol that represents the digit eight printed in a smaller, raised font, typically used in mathematical and scientific notation to denote exponentiation, such as in the expression 2⁸, or to indicate repeated multiplication. It belongs to the Superscripts and Subscripts block of the Unicode standard, which provides standardized digital representations for common formatting symbols. This character is distinct from a regular digit eight modified by styling, as it has its own unique code point and is designed to align properly with surrounding text for clear and consistent display across different applications and platforms.

General Properties

Code Point	U+2078
Version Added	1.1
Name	Superscript Eight
Unicode 1.0 Name	Superscript Digit Eight
Block	Superscripts and Subscripts
General Category	Other Number
Canonical Combining Class	Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class	European Number
Decomposition Type	Super
Decomposition Mapping	"8" U+0038 Digit Eight

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding	⁸
HTML Hex Encoding	⁸
UTF-8 Encoding	0xE2 0x81 0xB8
UTF-16 Encoding	0x2078
UTF-32 Encoding	0x00002078
C/C++/Java Escape	\u2078

Unicode Properties

NFC Quick Check	Yes
NFD Quick Check	Yes
Numeric Type	Digital
Numeric Value	8
Line Break	Alphabetic
Changes When NFKC Casefolded	Yes
NFKC Casefold	"8" U+0038 Digit Eight
NFKC Simple Casefold	"8" U+0038 Digit Eight
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