U+248A "⒊" Digit Three Full Stop Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
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U+248A "⒊" Digit Three Full Stop is a typographic symbol that represents the digit three followed by a period, designed for use in numbered lists or outlines where a more compact or decorative formatting style is desired. As part of the Enclosed Alphanumerics block, it belongs to a set of characters that mimic common numbering conventions, with the digit and full stop combined into a single glyph for streamlined textual presentation. This character is distinct from the separate typing of "3." and is primarily used in contexts such as legal documents, old-format text, or formatting where a consistent, monospaced appearance is helpful.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+248A |
| Version Added | 1.1 |
| Name | Digit Three Full Stop |
| Unicode 1.0 Name | Digit Three Period |
| Block | Enclosed Alphanumerics |
| General Category | Other Number |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | European Number |
| Decomposition Type | Compat |
| Decomposition Mapping | "3" U+0033 Digit Three "." U+002E Full Stop |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ⒊ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ⒊ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE2 0x92 0x8A |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x248A |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0000248A |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u248a |
Unicode Properties
| NFC Quick Check | Yes |
| NFD Quick Check | Yes |
| Numeric Type | Digital |
| Numeric Value | 3 |
| Line Break | Ambiguous (Alphabetic or Ideographic) |
| East Asian Width | Ambiguous |
| Changes When NFKC Casefolded | Yes |
| NFKC Casefold | "3" U+0033 Digit Three "." U+002E Full Stop |
| NFKC Simple Casefold | "3" U+0033 Digit Three "." 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 |