U+2681 "⚁" Die Face-2 Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
⚁
U+2681 "⚁" Die Face-2 is a pictographic symbol representing the face of a standard six-sided die showing two pips, typically arranged on the top and bottom. Part of the "Miscellaneous Symbols" block, this character is used in digital text to represent the number two in dice rolling contexts, such as tabletop gaming, board games, or mathematical probability examples. It was added to the Unicode Standard in version 5.2 released in 2009, and its visual design is intended to mirror the classic dotted die face, making it recognizable across different fonts and platforms.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+2681 |
| Version Added | 3.2 |
| Name | Die Face-2 |
| Block | Miscellaneous Symbols |
| General Category | Other Symbol |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Other Neutral |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ⚁ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ⚁ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE2 0x9A 0x81 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x2681 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00002681 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u2681 |
Unicode Properties
| NFC Quick Check | Yes |
| NFD Quick Check | Yes |
| NFKC Quick Check | Yes |
| NFKD Quick Check | Yes |
| Numeric Type | None |
| Numeric Value | NaN |
| Line Break | Alphabetic |
| Script | Common |
| Script Extensions | Common |
| Indic Syllabic Category | Other |
| Pattern Syntax | Yes |
| Vertical Orientation | Upright |
| Grapheme Base | Yes |
| Grapheme Cluster Break | Other |
| Word Break | Other |
| Sentence Break | Other |