U+2486 "⒆" Parenthesized Number Nineteen Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

U+2486 "⒆" Parenthesized Number Nineteen is a symbol within the Enclosed Alphanumerics block, representing the numeral 19 enclosed within parentheses for use in numbered lists, outlines, or other contexts requiring a compact, visually distinct ordinal marker. It is one of many characters in a series that extends from parenthesized numbers 1 through 20, designed to provide a standardized typographic alternative to manually formatting numbers with parentheses. This character is typically used in East Asian or Western text environments where consistent spacing and alignment are needed, and it should not be confused with combining characters or superscript forms.

General Properties

Code Point U+2486
Version Added 1.1
Name Parenthesized Number Nineteen
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
"9" U+0039 Digit Nine
")" U+0029 Right Parenthesis

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding ⒆
HTML Hex Encoding ⒆
UTF-8 Encoding 0xE2 0x92 0x86
UTF-16 Encoding 0x2486
UTF-32 Encoding 0x00002486
C/C++/Java Escape \u2486

Unicode Properties

NFC Quick Check Yes
NFD Quick Check Yes
Numeric Type Numeric
Numeric Value 19
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
"9" U+0039 Digit Nine
")" U+0029 Right Parenthesis
NFKC Simple Casefold "(" U+0028 Left Parenthesis
"1" U+0031 Digit One
"9" U+0039 Digit Nine
")" 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