U+2481 "⒁" Parenthesized Number Fourteen Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
⒁
U+2481 "⒁" Parenthesized Number Fourteen is a typographic symbol that represents the number fourteen enclosed within parentheses, part of the Enclosed Alphanumerics block in Unicode. It is commonly used in lists, outlines, or sequential numbering systems where a compact, visually distinctive marker is needed, such as in legal documents, educational materials, or decorative text. As a simplified glyph, it evolved from traditional typesetting practices where numbers were placed inside parentheses to enhance clarity or hierarchy, and it is typically rendered at a consistent size and weight across fonts that support this range of characters.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+2481 |
| Version Added | 1.1 |
| Name | Parenthesized Number Fourteen |
| 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 "4" U+0034 Digit Four ")" U+0029 Right Parenthesis |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ⒁ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ⒁ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE2 0x92 0x81 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x2481 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00002481 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u2481 |