What ⑴ means
It labels the opening entry in a structured list. This numbered bullet can introduce a point, answer choice, condition, or step.
Enclosed symbols served as numbered bullets; parenthesized forms became typewriter-friendly substitutes for circled markers.
Formal and document-like; it signals list numbering.
Keep it for list items, not every ordinary 1.
Don't confuse it with
2①
Circled Digit One
Parenthesized one versus circled one: ⑴ has parentheses; ① has a ring.
(1)
⑴ is one character; (1) is three, and normalization can expand it.
Questions people ask
1Can ⑴ become (1)?
Yes. Compatibility normalization converts it to three ordinary characters: (1).
How to type ⑴
Windows (Word)
Alt+XType 2474, then Alt+X to get ⑴.
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 “parenthesized digit one”.
Linux
Ctrl+Shift+UType 2474, then Enter or Space.
HTML
⑴CSS
\2474Codes and encoding1 code points
HTML decimal
⑴
HTML hex
⑴
CSS content
content: "\2474";
Each escape is closed by the next backslash; a trailing space is needed before a literal hex digit.
URL encoded
%E2%91%B4
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.