U+2475 "⑵" Parenthesized Digit Two Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

U+2475 "⑵" Parenthesized Digit Two is a typographic symbol that represents the digit 2 enclosed within parentheses, commonly used in formatted lists, legal documents, or sequential numbering systems as an alternative to standard numbers or bullet points. It belongs to the Enclosed Alphanumerics block, which includes various circled, parenthesized, and other enclosed forms of letters and digits for compatibility with East Asian standards and legacy character sets. This character is typically rendered as a single glyph and is distinct from combining sequences, making it useful for maintaining consistent formatting in plain text where the parentheses and number are meant to appear as a unified unit.

General Properties

Code Point U+2475
Version Added 1.1
Name Parenthesized Digit Two
Block Enclosed Alphanumerics
General Category Other Number
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Other Neutral
Decomposition Type Compat
Decomposition Mapping "(" U+0028 Left Parenthesis
"2" U+0032 Digit Two
")" U+0029 Right Parenthesis

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding ⑵
HTML Hex Encoding ⑵
UTF-8 Encoding 0xE2 0x91 0xB5
UTF-16 Encoding 0x2475
UTF-32 Encoding 0x00002475
C/C++/Java Escape \u2475

Unicode Properties

NFC Quick Check Yes
NFD Quick Check Yes
Numeric Type Digital
Numeric Value 2
Line Break Ambiguous (Alphabetic or Ideographic)
East Asian Width Ambiguous
Changes When NFKC Casefolded Yes
NFKC Casefold "(" U+0028 Left Parenthesis
"2" U+0032 Digit Two
")" U+0029 Right Parenthesis
NFKC Simple Casefold "(" U+0028 Left Parenthesis
"2" U+0032 Digit Two
")" U+0029 Right Parenthesis
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