U+2465 "⑥" Circled Digit Six Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

U+2465 "⑥" Circled Digit Six is a typographic symbol that represents the number six enclosed within a circle, belonging to the "Enclosed Alphanumerics" block in the Unicode standard. It is commonly used for ordered lists, footnotes, or visual indicators in documents, signage, and interfaces where a distinct, compact numeral is needed to denote the sixth item or position. The character draws from existing typographic conventions for encircled numbers, which originated in East Asian text standards like JIS and were later adopted into global Unicode to ensure consistent representation across digital systems. Its design varies slightly between fonts, but the core purpose remains to provide a clear, stylized numeral for organizational or aesthetic uses.

General Properties

Code Point U+2465
Version Added 1.1
Name Circled Digit Six
Block Enclosed Alphanumerics
General Category Other Number
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Other Neutral
Decomposition Type Circle
Decomposition Mapping "6" U+0036 Digit Six

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding ⑥
HTML Hex Encoding ⑥
UTF-8 Encoding 0xE2 0x91 0xA5
UTF-16 Encoding 0x2465
UTF-32 Encoding 0x00002465
C/C++/Java Escape \u2465

Unicode Properties

NFC Quick Check Yes
NFD Quick Check Yes
Numeric Type Digital
Numeric Value 6
Line Break Ambiguous (Alphabetic or Ideographic)
East Asian Width Ambiguous
Changes When NFKC Casefolded Yes
NFKC Casefold "6" U+0036 Digit Six
NFKC Simple Casefold "6" U+0036 Digit Six
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