U+277E "❾" Dingbat Negative Circled Digit Nine Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
❾
U+277E "❾" Dingbat Negative Circled Digit Nine is a typographic symbol representing the number nine enclosed within a circle and rendered in a negative, or inverse, style, where the digit appears in white against a solid black or dark background, as part of the Dingbats block in the Unicode standard. This character is commonly used in decorative lists, numbering sequences, or graphical notations where a bold, contrast heavy alternative to standard numerals is desired, often appearing in contexts like set off indices, calendar markers, or stylized countdowns. Its design complements a series of similarly styled digits from one to zero, providing visual consistency for numbered sets in print and digital media.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+277E |
| Version Added | 1.1 |
| Name | Dingbat Negative Circled Digit Nine |
| Unicode 1.0 Name | Inverse Circled Digit Nine |
| Block | Dingbats |
| General Category | Other Number |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Other Neutral |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ❾ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ❾ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE2 0x9D 0xBE |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x277E |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0000277E |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u277e |