U+247F "⑿" Parenthesized Number Twelve Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

U+247F "⑿" Parenthesized Number Twelve is a typographic symbol that represents the number twelve enclosed within parentheses, part of the "Enclosed Alphanumerics" block in the Unicode standard. This character is often used in list items, outlines, or sequential notations where a parenthesized number provides clear visual organization, appearing alongside similar characters for numbers one through twenty. Its design ensures compatibility across digital platforms as a single encoded glyph, avoiding the need for manual formatting of separate parentheses and digits.

General Properties

Code Point U+247F
Version Added 1.1
Name Parenthesized Number Twelve
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
"1" U+0031 Digit One
"2" U+0032 Digit Two
")" U+0029 Right Parenthesis

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding ⑿
HTML Hex Encoding ⑿
UTF-8 Encoding 0xE2 0x91 0xBF
UTF-16 Encoding 0x247F
UTF-32 Encoding 0x0000247F
C/C++/Java Escape \u247f

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 "(" U+0028 Left Parenthesis
"1" U+0031 Digit One
"2" U+0032 Digit Two
")" U+0029 Right Parenthesis
NFKC Simple Casefold "(" U+0028 Left Parenthesis
"1" U+0031 Digit One
"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