U+216B "Ⅻ" Roman Numeral Twelve Unicode Character
U+216B "Ⅻ" Roman Numeral Twelve is a precomposed glyph representing the number twelve using the Roman numeral system, composed of the symbols X for ten, I for one, and I for one, with the two ones appearing before and after the X in a non-standard sequence to form the number twelve. This character is part of the Number Forms block in Unicode, designed to provide a single encoded representation for numerals often used in clock faces, outlines, or formal contexts where a consistent typographic appearance is desired. Unlike typing the individual letters X and I separately, this unified character ensures that the numeral appears as a single cohesive unit, preventing unwanted line breaks or spacing issues in digital text. It is distinct from the standard Latin letters used to represent Roman numerals, as it is explicitly intended for numeric usage in specialized documents.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+216B |
| Version Added | 1.1 |
| Name | Roman Numeral Twelve |
| Block | Number Forms |
| General Category | Letter Number |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
| Decomposition Type | Compat |
| Decomposition Mapping | "X" U+0058 Latin Capital Letter X "I" U+0049 Latin Capital Letter I "I" U+0049 Latin Capital Letter I |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | Ⅻ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | Ⅻ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE2 0x85 0xAB |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x216B |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0000216B |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u216b |