What ⑵ means
The parentheses echo typewriter list notation. Unicode 16.0.0 describes ordered enclosed numbers as numbered bullets, many drawn from older East Asian character sets. Parenthesized forms imitate typewriter conventions for representing circled digits as bullets.
Don't confuse it with
1Questions people ask
1Does ⑵ become (2) during normalization?
Yes. Unicode 16.0.0 describes compatibility decomposition to `(`, `2`, and `)`. Software that applies it can turn the single character into three.
How to type ⑵
Windows (Word)
Alt+XType 2475, then Alt+X to get ⑵.
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 two”.
Linux
Ctrl+Shift+UType 2475, then Enter or Space.
HTML
⑵CSS
\2475Windows Alt 9333
As of 2026-09-04, hold Alt and type 9333 on the numeric keypad, or type 2475 then Alt+X in compatible Microsoft apps.
Codes and encoding1 code points
HTML decimal
⑵
HTML hex
⑵
CSS content
content: "\2475";
Each escape is closed by the next backslash; a trailing space is needed before a literal hex digit.
URL encoded
%E2%91%B5
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On screen
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Code points
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JS .length
3
UTF-8 bytes
A visible symbol can contain several code points. JS .length counts UTF-16 units; UTF-8 counts bytes.