U+32B7 "㊷" Circled Number Forty Two Unicode Character

U+32B7 "㊷" Circled Number Forty Two is part of the enclosed CJK letters and months block, specifically designed for compatibility with East Asian typography where numbers or symbols are enclosed in circles for use in lists, diagrams, or as notation markers. This character represents the number 42 presented inside a circular enclosure, and it follows a sequential pattern of similarly circled numbers from 0 to 50 that are encoded to allow clear, space-efficient representation in digital text. Its primary application is in contexts like Japanese or Chinese printed materials, where such enclosed numerals are often used instead of plain digits for stylistic or organizational purposes, though it may also appear in specialized numbering systems or as a decorative element in modern typography and game design.

General Properties

Code Point	U+32B7
Version Added	3.2
Name	Circled Number Forty Two
Block	Enclosed CJK Letters and Months
General Category	Other Number
Canonical Combining Class	Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class	Other Neutral
Decomposition Type	Circle
Decomposition Mapping	"4" U+0034 Digit Four "2" U+0032 Digit Two

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding	㊷
HTML Hex Encoding	㊷
UTF-8 Encoding	0xE3 0x8A 0xB7
UTF-16 Encoding	0x32B7
UTF-32 Encoding	0x000032B7
C/C++/Java Escape	\u32b7

Unicode Properties

NFC Quick Check	Yes
NFD Quick Check	Yes
Numeric Type	Numeric
Numeric Value	42
Line Break	Ideographic
East Asian Width	Wide
Changes When NFKC Casefolded	Yes
NFKC Casefold	"4" U+0034 Digit Four "2" U+0032 Digit Two
NFKC Simple Casefold	"4" U+0034 Digit Four "2" U+0032 Digit Two
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