U+2489 "⒉" Digit Two Full Stop Unicode Character
U+2489 "⒉" Digit Two Full Stop is a typographic convenience symbol found within the Enclosed Alphanumerics block, specifically designed to represent the numeral 2 followed by a period or full stop in a single, compact glyph. It is primarily used in vertical or list formatting contexts, such as numbered outlines or old-fashioned typewriter styles, where a unified character streamlines spacing and alignment. While largely superseded by standard digital formatting tools like ordered lists, this character remains a legacy feature for plain text environments that require a clean, monospaced appearance. Its design is consistent with other digit full stop characters in the same Unicode range, offering a straightforward alternative to manually typing "2." when needed.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+2489 |
| Version Added | 1.1 |
| Name | Digit Two Full Stop |
| Unicode 1.0 Name | Digit Two Period |
| Block | Enclosed Alphanumerics |
| General Category | Other Number |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | European Number |
| Decomposition Type | Compat |
| Decomposition Mapping | "2" U+0032 Digit Two "." U+002E Full Stop |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ⒉ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ⒉ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE2 0x92 0x89 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x2489 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00002489 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u2489 |
Unicode Properties
| NFC Quick Check | Yes |
| NFD Quick Check | Yes |
| Numeric Type | Digital |
| Numeric Value | 2 |
| Line Break | Ambiguous (Alphabetic or Ideographic) |
| East Asian Width | Ambiguous |
| Changes When NFKC Casefolded | Yes |
| NFKC Casefold | "2" U+0032 Digit Two "." U+002E Full Stop |
| NFKC Simple Casefold | "2" U+0032 Digit Two "." U+002E Full Stop |
| 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 |