U+277A

Filled circled five

Filled circled five is a monochrome text character from the Unicode Dingbats block, listed here under Numbers. Copy it with one click, or use the hex, octal, decimal and HTML entity codes below to embed it in web pages, code, and documents. It is often searched for as "number", "5", "negative", "black".

Quick facts

Unicode
U+277A
Decimal
10106
Hex
0x277A
Octal
0o23572

Unicode identity

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Code pointOfficial Unicode notationU+277A
Official nameUnicodeData.txt, Unicode 18.0.0DINGBAT NEGATIVE CIRCLED DIGIT FIVE
Unicode 1.0 nameLegacy aliasINVERSE CIRCLED DIGIT FIVE
DecimalBase 1010106
HexadecimalBase 160x277A
OctalBase 80o23572
BinaryBase 20010011101111010
General categoryNumber, otherNo
Unicode blockU+2700–U+27BFDingbats
PlaneBasic Multilingual Plane (BMP, Plane 0)

HTML & CSS

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HTML entity (decimal)❺
HTML entity (hex)❺
CSS content escapeUse inside content: "…"\277A
URL encodedPercent-encoded UTF-8%E2%9D%BA

Programming languages

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JavaScript / TypeScript\u277A
JSONUTF-16 surrogate pairs\u277A
Python\u277A
Java / C# / Kotlin\u277A

Byte encodings

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UTF-83 bytesE2 9D BA
UTF-16 (BE)277A
UTF-32 (BE)0000277A

How to type Filled circled five

  • Windows

    Hold Alt and type +277A with the hex numeric keypad option enabled, or type 277A then press Alt+X in Word and most Office apps.

  • macOS

    Enable the Unicode Hex Input keyboard, hold Option, and type 277A. Or open Character Viewer (Control+Command+Space) and search "Filled circled five".

  • Linux

    Press Ctrl+Shift+U, type 277a, then press Space or Enter in GTK apps. IBus and most terminals support the same sequence.

  • HTML, CSS & code

    Paste the character directly, or use the escapes above: ❺ in HTML, \277A in CSS, and \u277A in JavaScript.

Official Unicode reference

Character name
DINGBAT NEGATIVE CIRCLED DIGIT FIVE
Unicode 1.0 name
INVERSE CIRCLED DIGIT FIVE
Block
Dingbats (U+2700–U+27BF)
General category
No — Number, other

Data from the Unicode Character Database, version 18.0.0. See the official code chart for the Dingbats block: U2700.pdf (PDF, unicode.org).

Frequently asked questions

How do I copy the Filled circled five symbol?

Click the Copy button at the top of this page, or select ❺ and press Ctrl+C (Cmd+C on Mac). It is plain Unicode text, so it pastes into documents, chats, code, and design tools.

What is the Unicode code point for Filled circled five?

Filled circled five is U+277A (decimal 10106, hexadecimal 0x277A, octal 0o23572). It lives in the Dingbats block (U+2700–U+27BF) of the Basic Multilingual Plane (BMP, Plane 0).

What is the official Unicode name of Filled circled five?

The Unicode Standard (version 18.0.0) names this character "DINGBAT NEGATIVE CIRCLED DIGIT FIVE"; its Unicode 1.0 name was "INVERSE CIRCLED DIGIT FIVE". Its General_Category is No (Number, other).

What is the HTML code for Filled circled five?

Use ❺ or ❺. In CSS, use content: "\277A".

How do I type Filled circled five in code?

JavaScript: "\u277A". Python: "\u277A". JSON and Java: "\u277A". The UTF-8 byte sequence is E2 9D BA.

Is Filled circled five an emoji?

No. Filled circled five is a text symbol and renders as a monochrome glyph in the current font. Some platforms may offer an emoji variant when U+FE0F is appended.

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