U+3255 "㉕" Circled Number Twenty Five Unicode Character
U+3255 "㉕" Circled Number Twenty Five is a symbol encoded in the Enclosed CJK Letters and Months block, designed for use within East Asian typography and numbering systems. It visually represents the number 25 enclosed in a circle, functioning as a stylistic enumeration marker in lists, documents, or diagrams where a compact, decorative number is desired. While it belongs to a set that originally provided a sequence of circled numbers up to 50 for compatibility with Japanese and Chinese text standards, this character is also utilized in modern digital contexts for labeling, instructions, or graphic design, though its use is less common than similar characters for smaller numbers. As with all Unicode symbols, it ensures consistent representation across different platforms and fonts.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+3255 |
| Version Added | 3.2 |
| Name | Circled Number Twenty Five |
| Block | Enclosed CJK Letters and Months |
| General Category | Other Number |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Other Neutral |
| Decomposition Type | Circle |
| Decomposition Mapping | "2" U+0032 Digit Two "5" U+0035 Digit Five |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ㉕ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ㉕ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE3 0x89 0x95 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x3255 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00003255 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u3255 |
Unicode Properties
| NFC Quick Check | Yes |
| NFD Quick Check | Yes |
| Numeric Type | Numeric |
| Numeric Value | 25 |
| Line Break | Ideographic |
| East Asian Width | Wide |
| Changes When NFKC Casefolded | Yes |
| NFKC Casefold | "2" U+0032 Digit Two "5" U+0035 Digit Five |
| NFKC Simple Casefold | "2" U+0032 Digit Two "5" U+0035 Digit Five |
| 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 |