U+247C "⑼" Parenthesized Digit Nine Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
⑼
U+247C "⑼" Parenthesized Digit Nine is a typographic symbol that represents the digit nine enclosed within parentheses, and it belongs to the Enclosed Alphanumerics block, which was introduced in Unicode version 1.1. This character is primarily used for formatting purposes, such as creating ordered lists, notation systems, or decorative numbering in documents where a compact, visually distinctive style is desired. It allows text to display the number nine in a parenthetical form without relying on separate characters or complex formatting, making it useful in contexts like outlines, citations, or legacy computing environments that support this specific encoding.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+247C |
| Version Added | 1.1 |
| Name | Parenthesized Digit Nine |
| 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 "9" U+0039 Digit Nine ")" U+0029 Right Parenthesis |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ⑼ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ⑼ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE2 0x91 0xBC |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x247C |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0000247C |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u247c |