U+2087 "₇" Subscript Seven Unicode Character

U+2087 "₇" Subscript Seven is a typographic symbol used to represent the digit seven in a lowered, subscript form for mathematical and scientific notation. It belongs to the Superscripts and Subscripts block and is commonly employed in chemical formulas, algebraic expressions, and numerical indices where a smaller, baseline-shifted numeral is required to denote subscripts without altering the font size styling of the surrounding text. As part of the Unicode standard, this character ensures consistent representation across different platforms and applications, enabling precise communication of subscripts in plain text environments.

General Properties

Code Point	U+2087
Version Added	1.1
Name	Subscript Seven
Unicode 1.0 Name	Subscript Digit Seven
Block	Superscripts and Subscripts
General Category	Other Number
Canonical Combining Class	Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class	European Number
Decomposition Type	Sub
Decomposition Mapping	"7" U+0037 Digit Seven

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding	₇
HTML Hex Encoding	₇
UTF-8 Encoding	0xE2 0x82 0x87
UTF-16 Encoding	0x2087
UTF-32 Encoding	0x00002087
C/C++/Java Escape	\u2087

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