CIRCLED DIGIT SEVEN·U+2466

Character Information

Code Point
U+2466
HEX
2466
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Other Number

Character Representations

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EncodingHexBinary
UTF8
E2 91 A6
11100010 10010001 10100110
UTF16 (big Endian)
24 66
00100100 01100110
UTF16 (little Endian)
66 24
01100110 00100100
UTF32 (big Endian)
00 00 24 66
00000000 00000000 00100100 01100110
UTF32 (little Endian)
66 24 00 00
01100110 00100100 00000000 00000000
HTML Entity
⑦
URI Encoded
%E2%91%A6

Description

The Unicode character U+2466 represents the "Circled Digit Seven" in typography. It is commonly used in digital text to denote the number seven within a circular design, often serving as a placeholder or marker in various applications such as inventory management, sports statistics, or scientific research. The Circled Digit Seven holds no cultural, linguistic, or technical significance beyond its role as a visual indicator of the number seven encased in a circle. Its distinct appearance makes it an essential tool for avoiding confusion with similar numeric symbols and ensuring clarity in a variety of contexts, from formatting data in spreadsheets to creating visually appealing designs in graphic design projects.

How to type the symbol on Windows

Hold Alt and type 9318 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.

  1. Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout

    The character has the Unicode code point U+2466. In UTF-8, it is encoded using 3 bytes because its codepoint is in the range of 0x0800 to 0xffff.

    Therefore we know that the UTF-8 encoding will be done over 16 bits within the final 24 bits and that it will have the format: 1110xxxx 10xxxxxx 10xxxxxx
    Where the x are the payload bits.

    UTF-8 Encoding bit layout by codepoint range
    Codepoint RangeBytesBit patternPayload length
    U+0000 - U+007F10xxxxxxx7 bits
    U+0080 - U+07FF2110xxxxx 10xxxxxx11 bits
    U+0800 - U+FFFF31110xxxx 10xxxxxx 10xxxxxx16 bits
    U+10000 - U+10FFFF411110xxx 10xxxxxx 10xxxxxx 10xxxxxx21 bits
  2. Step 2: Obtain the payload bits:

    Convert the hexadecimal code point U+2466 to binary: 00100100 01100110. Those are the payload bits.

  3. Step 3: Fill in the bits to match the bit pattern:

    Obtain the final bytes by arranging the paylod bits to match the bit layout:
    11100010 10010001 10100110