U+2483 "⒃" Parenthesized Number Sixteen Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

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

Unicode Properties

NFC Quick Check Yes
NFD Quick Check Yes
Numeric Type Numeric
Numeric Value 16
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
"6" U+0036 Digit Six
")" U+0029 Right Parenthesis
NFKC Simple Casefold "(" U+0028 Left Parenthesis
"1" U+0031 Digit One
"6" U+0036 Digit Six
")" 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