What means
From the European character set of Sharp MZ computers.
The set held outlined digits 0–9 and capitals A–Z in a separate character range. From the mid-1970s to the mid-1980s, they appeared in logos and screen artwork as display lettering.
Why does the outlined 5 become a plain 5?
NFKC compatibility normalization can reduce it to 5.
NFKC is a Unicode text-cleanup process that folds some compatibility styles into basic characters. Here, software can keep the value while removing the outline.
Don't confuse it with
4Questions people ask
1Why does show as a box on some devices?
Because that device's fonts have no glyph for it. The character is still correct and still copies correctly — the box is a missing glyph, not a broken character.
How to type
Windows (Word)
Alt+XType 1CCF5, then Alt+X to get .
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 “outlined digit five”.
Linux
Ctrl+Shift+UType 1ccf5, then Enter or Space.
HTML
𜳵CSS
\1CCF5Codes and encoding1 code points
HTML decimal
𜳵
HTML hex
𜳵
CSS content
content: "\1CCF5";
Each escape is closed by the next backslash; a trailing space is needed before a literal hex digit.
URL encoded
%F0%9C%B3%B5
1
On screen
1
Code points
2
JS .length
4
UTF-8 bytes
A visible symbol can contain several code points. JS .length counts UTF-16 units; UTF-8 counts bytes.