U+2463 "④" Circled Digit Four Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
④
U+2463 "④" Circled Digit Four is a typographic symbol that represents the number four enclosed within a circle, belonging to the Enclosed Alphanumerics block. It is commonly used in lists, outlines, or sequential instructions to indicate a fourth item without relying on plain numerals, and it may also appear in East Asian writing systems or decorative contexts. This character was introduced in Unicode version 1.1 and serves as a visually distinct alternative to the standard digit four for clearer hierarchical structuring.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+2463 |
| Version Added | 1.1 |
| Name | Circled Digit Four |
| Block | Enclosed Alphanumerics |
| General Category | Other Number |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Other Neutral |
| Decomposition Type | Circle |
| Decomposition Mapping | "4" U+0034 Digit Four |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ④ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ④ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE2 0x91 0xA3 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x2463 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00002463 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u2463 |
Unicode Properties
| NFC Quick Check | Yes |
| NFD Quick Check | Yes |
| Numeric Type | Digital |
| Numeric Value | 4 |
| Line Break | Ambiguous (Alphabetic or Ideographic) |
| East Asian Width | Ambiguous |
| Changes When NFKC Casefolded | Yes |
| NFKC Casefold | "4" U+0034 Digit Four |
| NFKC Simple Casefold | "4" U+0034 Digit Four |
| Script | Common |
| Script Extensions | Common |
| Indic Syllabic Category | Other |
| Vertical Orientation | Upright |
| Grapheme Base | Yes |
| Grapheme Cluster Break | Other |
| Word Break | Other |
| Sentence Break | Other |