U+278F "➏" Dingbat Negative Circled Sans-Serif Digit Six Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

U+278F "➏" Dingbat Negative Circled Sans-Serif Digit Six is a typographic symbol that represents the number six enclosed within a circular border, rendered in a negative or reverse video style where the digit and the circle show as white against a dark background, using a clean sans-serif typeface. This character belongs to the Dingbats Unicode block and is commonly employed in ordered lists, decorative numbering, and visual indicators where a bold, inverted numeral adds emphasis or aesthetic contrast. Its design is consistent with similar circled digits from U+278A through U+2790, which are often used in software interfaces, user manuals, or signage to denote steps or choices.

General Properties

Code Point U+278F
Version Added 1.1
Name Dingbat Negative Circled Sans-Serif Digit Six
Unicode 1.0 Name Inverse Circled Sans-Serif Digit Six
Block Dingbats
General Category Other Number
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Other Neutral

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding ➏
HTML Hex Encoding ➏
UTF-8 Encoding 0xE2 0x9E 0x8F
UTF-16 Encoding 0x278F
UTF-32 Encoding 0x0000278F
C/C++/Java Escape \u278f

Unicode Properties

NFC Quick Check Yes
NFD Quick Check Yes
NFKC Quick Check Yes
NFKD Quick Check Yes
Numeric Type Digital
Numeric Value 6
Line Break Ambiguous (Alphabetic or Ideographic)
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