U+278F "➏" Dingbat Negative Circled Sans-Serif Digit Six Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
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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 |