What ២ means
It means 2 in Khmer.
Use ២ inside Khmer text the way you use 2 in English, in amounts and dates such as ២០២៦. Thai ๒ and Lao ໒ look close because the scripts share regional history, but each belongs to its own script.
Neutral and literal: it marks a number, not a mood.
A square means the font lacks Khmer support.
Don't confuse it with
1Combination ideas
1Second in an ordered list or rank.
Questions people ask
1Why does ២ show as a square?
Font support. The selected typeface lacks the Khmer glyph; choose one with Khmer coverage.
How to type ២
Windows (Word)
Alt+XType 17E2, then Alt+X to get ២.
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 “khmer digit two”.
Linux
Ctrl+Shift+UType 17e2, then Enter or Space.
HTML
២CSS
\17E2How do I type ២?
In CLDR 40, Khmer layouts put ២ after ១ on the number row; switch to Khmer input first.
Codes and encoding1 code points
HTML decimal
២
HTML hex
២
CSS content
content: "\17E2";
Each escape is closed by the next backslash; a trailing space is needed before a literal hex digit.
URL encoded
%E1%9F%A2
1
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.