U+278B "" Dingbat Negative Circled Sans-Serif Digit Two Unicode Character

Unicode Version 18.0

Source: Noto Sans CJK Source: Browser Default

U+278B "" Dingbat Negative Circled Sans-Serif Digit Two is a typographic symbol that represents the number two enclosed within a solid black circle, rendered in a clean sans-serif font style. This character is part of the Dingbat block in the Unicode standard, specifically designed for decorative or list-oriented purposes where a bold, negative-space numeral is needed. Its inverted appearance, with the white digit contrasting against the dark circular background, makes it commonly used in ordered lists, bullet points, or menu numbering to draw visual attention.

General Properties

Code Point
U+278B
Name
Dingbat Negative Circled Sans-Serif Digit Two
Unicode 1.0 Name
Inverse Circled Sans-Serif Digit Two

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding
➋
HTML Hex Encoding
➋
UTF-8 Encoding
0xE2 0x9E 0x8B
UTF-16 Encoding
0x278B
UTF-32 Encoding
0x0000278B
C/C++/Java Escape
\u278b