U+246B "⑫" Circled Number Twelve Unicode Character

U+246B "⑫" Circled Number Twelve is a typographic symbol that represents the number 12 enclosed within a circle, belonging to the "Enclosed Alphanumerics" block in the Unicode standard. This character is commonly used in lists, numbering systems, and decorative contexts to visually denote a twelfth item or step, often appearing in menus, instructions, or diagrams where a compact and stylized numeric marker is desired. Its design typically consists of the digits "1" and "2" placed inside a circular outline, and it is distinct from other circled numerals by its specific numeric value, facilitating clear ordinal representation in Western numeric notation.

General Properties

Code Point	U+246B
Version Added	1.1
Name	Circled Number Twelve
Block	Enclosed Alphanumerics
General Category	Other Number
Canonical Combining Class	Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class	Other Neutral
Decomposition Type	Circle
Decomposition Mapping	"1" U+0031 Digit One "2" U+0032 Digit Two

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding	⑫
HTML Hex Encoding	⑫
UTF-8 Encoding	0xE2 0x91 0xAB
UTF-16 Encoding	0x246B
UTF-32 Encoding	0x0000246B
C/C++/Java Escape	\u246b

Unicode Properties

NFC Quick Check	Yes
NFD Quick Check	Yes
Numeric Type	Numeric
Numeric Value	12
Line Break	Ambiguous (Alphabetic or Ideographic)
East Asian Width	Ambiguous
Changes When NFKC Casefolded	Yes
NFKC Casefold	"1" U+0031 Digit One "2" U+0032 Digit Two
NFKC Simple Casefold	"1" U+0031 Digit One "2" U+0032 Digit Two
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