U+277B "❻" Dingbat Negative Circled Digit Six Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
❻
U+277B "❻" Dingbat Negative Circled Digit Six is a typographic symbol that represents the number six enclosed within a circular black background, producing a reversed or negative appearance compared to standard white-on-black or black-on-white circle digits. This character belongs to the Dingbats block in the Unicode standard and is typically used in decorative contexts, such as lists, menus, or numerical sequences where a stylized, emphasized, or inverted numeral is desired. It is part of a set of negative circled digits ranging from zero to ten, allowing for consistent visual contrast in sequences or interface elements.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+277B |
| Version Added | 1.1 |
| Name | Dingbat Negative Circled Digit Six |
| Unicode 1.0 Name | Inverse Circled Digit Six |
| Block | Dingbats |
| General Category | Other Number |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Other Neutral |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ❻ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ❻ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE2 0x9D 0xBB |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x277B |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0000277B |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u277b |