HTML Entity for Negative Circled Sans-Serif Digit Two (➋)

What Is the Negative Circled Sans-Serif Digit Two Entity?

Negative Circled Sans-Serif Digit Two (➋) is the Unicode character at U+278B in the Dingbats block. It looks like a sans-serif digit 2 on a filled circle and is common for high-contrast step markers.

Character     ➋
Unicode       U+278B
Hex entity    ➋
Decimal       ➋
CSS escape    \278B
Named entity  (none)

All of these produce the same glyph: ➋. Prefer this character when you need a filled sans-serif circled look; type plain 2 when you only need a normal digit.

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Negative Circled Sans-Serif Digit Two rendered in common UI contexts.

Complete HTML Example

One page that shows Negative Circled Sans-Serif Digit Two with the hex entity, decimal entity, CSS escape, and a typed character. Use View Output or open the live editor.

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
  <meta charset="UTF-8">
  <title>Negative Circled Sans-Serif Digit Two (➋) in HTML</title>
  <style>
    #point::after {
      content: "\278B";
    }
  </style>
</head>
<body>
  <p>Neg. Circled Sans-Serif Two using Hex Code: &#x278B;</p>
  <p>Neg. Circled Sans-Serif Two using HTML Code: &#10123;</p>
  <p id="point">Neg. Circled Sans-Serif Two using CSS Entity: </p>
  <p>Typed directly: ➋</p>
</body>
</html>

Neg. Circled Sans-Serif Two using Hex Code: ➋
Neg. Circled Sans-Serif Two using HTML Code: ➋
Neg. Circled Sans-Serif Two using CSS Entity: ➋
Typed directly: ➋

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