What means
The documented source is the European character set—the built-in collection of text shapes—for Sharp MZ computers. It kept outlined digits and capitals apart from standard forms so programs could use them as graphic lettering; the outline changed the design, not the value.
Why does outlined 7 become a plain 7?
Compatibility normalization turns it into plain 7.
Unicode gives a font-style mapping to 7. NFKC is a text-normalization form that applies compatibility mappings, so software using it can remove the outline while preserving the numeric value.
Part of the collection
Don't confuse it with
2Related characters
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Questions 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.
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How to type or find
- Search it as
- sharpscii · sharp mz · hollow 7 · outline font 7 · vintage 7 character · mz-700 font · outlined text
- Shows up in
- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
𜳷\1CCF71CCF7, then press Alt+X. If it appears as a box, the app’s selected font may lack its glyph.Codes and encoding1 code points
A visible symbol can contain several code points. JS .length counts UTF-16 units; UTF-8 counts bytes.