U+2079 "⁹" Superscript Nine Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
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U+2079 "⁹" Superscript Nine is a typographic symbol used to represent the digit nine in a raised, reduced form, primarily for mathematical notation, such as exponents or ordinal indicators like 9th. It belongs to the Superscripts and Subscripts block in Unicode, which standardizes these characters for consistent display across digital platforms. This character is distinct from the regular digit nine and is often employed in scientific, technical, or footnote contexts where compact formatting is needed.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+2079 |
| Version Added | 1.1 |
| Name | Superscript Nine |
| Unicode 1.0 Name | Superscript Digit Nine |
| Block | Superscripts and Subscripts |
| General Category | Other Number |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | European Number |
| Decomposition Type | Super |
| Decomposition Mapping | "9" U+0039 Digit Nine |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ⁹ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ⁹ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE2 0x81 0xB9 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x2079 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00002079 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u2079 |
Unicode Properties
| NFC Quick Check | Yes |
| NFD Quick Check | Yes |
| Numeric Type | Digital |
| Numeric Value | 9 |
| Line Break | Alphabetic |
| Changes When NFKC Casefolded | Yes |
| NFKC Casefold | "9" U+0039 Digit Nine |
| NFKC Simple Casefold | "9" U+0039 Digit Nine |
| 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 |