U+2483 "⒃" Parenthesized Number Sixteen Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
⒃
U+2483 "⒃" Parenthesized Number Sixteen is a typographic symbol that represents the number sixteen enclosed within a pair of parentheses, commonly used in lists, outlines, or numbering systems to denote a specific item or step in a sequence. It is part of the Enclosed Alphanumerics block, which includes similar parenthesized and circled numbers and letters designed for compatibility with East Asian text encoding standards and legacy character sets. This character is typically rendered as a single glyph, making it useful in contexts where space is limited or where a visual distinction from regular inline numbers is desired.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+2483 |
| Version Added | 1.1 |
| Name | Parenthesized Number Sixteen |
| 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 "6" U+0036 Digit Six ")" U+0029 Right Parenthesis |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ⒃ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ⒃ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE2 0x92 0x83 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x2483 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00002483 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u2483 |