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circled digit seven

Circled digit seven

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A circled 7 usually marks item seven, step seven, or label seven in an ordered set. It is a compact way to number headings, lists, forms, and diagrams. The circle's shape depends on the font, and lookalikes such as ➆ or ❼ are separate characters.

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What ⑦ means

It marks item seven in a sequence.

In everyday use, a circled number is a compact list marker: the circle groups the numeral so it stands out in a heading, form, or diagram. Beside a product, seat, or map label, ⑦ can simply identify label 7; it need not mean the seventh step.

Japanese circled numbers appear in document headings, lists, and exam questions. Japanese computer systems once used machine-specific character sets for such marks, so matching symbols could fail across devices. Japan's JIS X 0213 character standard included a wider set in 2000. Western dingbat typefaces—fonts of decorative symbols—also supplied circled-number designs such as ➆, so similar-looking sevens can have different character identities.

How do I type ⑦?

Use a character viewer or symbol menu.

Search your device's character viewer or the app's symbol menu for “circled digit seven”; the steps vary by system. If it appears as a box, switch to a font that supports enclosed numbers.

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What it means when someone sends it to you

2 readings

Step or item seven in an ordered sequence.

Don't confuse it with

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Questions people ask

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Why can ⑦ turn into 7?

A compatibility conversion called NFKC maps ⑦ to plain 7. Software that applies that normalization can remove the circle while preserving the number's value.

Collections with ⑦

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How to type or find ⑦

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Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
Windows (Word)
⎇Alt+XType 2466, then AltX to get ⑦.
Windows
⊞Win+Rrun charmap for the full table, or use the emoji picker's Ω symbols tab (Win .).
macOS
⌃Control+⌘Command+␣SpaceOpen the character viewer and search “circled digit seven”.
Linux
⎈Ctrl+⇧Shift+UType 2466, then Enter or Space.
HTML
⑦
CSS
\2466
Character viewer
Search your system's character viewer or app symbol menu for “circled digit seven”; exact steps vary by device.
Font fallback
If it appears as a box, switch to a font that includes enclosed-number glyphs.
Codes and encoding1 code points
HTML decimal
⑦
HTML hex
⑦
CSS content
content: "\2466";
Each escape is closed by the next backslash; a trailing space is needed before a literal hex digit.
URL encoded
%E2%91%A6
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On screen
1
Code points
1
JS .length
3
UTF-8 bytes

A visible symbol can contain several code points. JS .length counts UTF-16 units; UTF-8 counts bytes.

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