U+2778 "❸" Dingbat Negative Circled Digit Three Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
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U+2778 "❸" Dingbat Negative Circled Digit Three is a typographic symbol belonging to the Dingbat block, specifically part of a set of negative circled digits that appear as white numbers on a solid black circular background. This particular character represents the number three and is commonly used for decorative list numbering, icons, or visual markers in documents and user interfaces. Its design features a bold, contrasting silhouette that makes it stand out against lighter backgrounds, serving a functional role in structured layouts while inheriting the ornamental style typical of dingbat fonts.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+2778 |
| Version Added | 1.1 |
| Name | Dingbat Negative Circled Digit Three |
| Unicode 1.0 Name | Inverse Circled Digit Three |
| Block | Dingbats |
| General Category | Other Number |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Other Neutral |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ❸ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ❸ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE2 0x9D 0xB8 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x2778 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00002778 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u2778 |