U+2791 "➑" Dingbat Negative Circled Sans-Serif Digit Eight Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

U+2791 "➑" Dingbat Negative Circled Sans-Serif Digit Eight is a typographic symbol representing the number eight enclosed in a solid black circle with white, sans-serif style digits. It belongs to the Dingbats block in the Unicode standard and is commonly used in lists, ornamental numbering, or visual indicators where a bold, inverted numeral is desired. The design features a clean, modern sans-serif outline for the digit, set against a dark circular background, making it suitable for emphasizing order or sequence in documents, signage, or digital interfaces.

General Properties

Code Point U+2791
Version Added 1.1
Name Dingbat Negative Circled Sans-Serif Digit Eight
Unicode 1.0 Name Inverse Circled Sans-Serif Digit Eight
Block Dingbats
General Category Other Number
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Other Neutral

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding ➑
HTML Hex Encoding ➑
UTF-8 Encoding 0xE2 0x9E 0x91
UTF-16 Encoding 0x2791
UTF-32 Encoding 0x00002791
C/C++/Java Escape \u2791

Unicode Properties

NFC Quick Check Yes
NFD Quick Check Yes
NFKC Quick Check Yes
NFKD Quick Check Yes
Numeric Type Digital
Numeric Value 8
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