U+248B "⒋" Digit Four Full Stop Unicode Character

U+248B "⒋" Digit Four Full Stop is a typographic symbol that combines the digit 4 with a following period, forming a single character known as "Digit Four Full Stop" and falling under the category of "Enclosed Alphanumerics" within the Unicode standard. It is primarily used in vertical or numbered lists, often as an alternative to typing "4." separately, as its compact form maintains visual alignment and consistency in documents, such as outlines or sequences, where each item is preceded by a similarly styled digit and punctuation mark. The character reflects a broader system of such composite glyphs, designed to simplify formatting and enhance readability in contexts like legal texts, instructions, or structured content.

General Properties

Code Point	U+248B
Version Added	1.1
Name	Digit Four Full Stop
Unicode 1.0 Name	Digit Four Period
Block	Enclosed Alphanumerics
General Category	Other Number
Canonical Combining Class	Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class	European Number
Decomposition Type	Compat
Decomposition Mapping	"4" U+0034 Digit Four "." U+002E Full Stop

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding	⒋
HTML Hex Encoding	⒋
UTF-8 Encoding	0xE2 0x92 0x8B
UTF-16 Encoding	0x248B
UTF-32 Encoding	0x0000248B
C/C++/Java Escape	\u248b

Unicode Properties

NFC Quick Check	Yes
NFD Quick Check	Yes
Numeric Type	Digital
Numeric Value	4
Line Break	Ambiguous (Alphabetic or Ideographic)
East Asian Width	Ambiguous
Changes When NFKC Casefolded	Yes
NFKC Casefold	"4" U+0034 Digit Four "." U+002E Full Stop
NFKC Simple Casefold	"4" U+0034 Digit Four "." 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