HTML Entity for Roman Numeral Two (Ⅱ)

What Is the Roman Numeral Two Entity?

Roman Numeral Two (Ⅱ) is the Unicode character at U+2161 in the Number Forms block. It looks like an uppercase roman II and is used for outlines, chapter labels, and formal numbering.

Character     Ⅱ
Unicode       U+2161
Hex entity    Ⅱ
Decimal       Ⅱ
CSS escape    \2161
Named entity  (none)

All of these produce the same glyph: Ⅱ. Prefer the Unicode character (or its entities) when you need a true roman numeral; type the letters II when you only need ordinary text.

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Roman Numeral Two rendered in common writing contexts.

Complete HTML Example

One page that shows Roman Numeral 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>Roman Numeral Two (Ⅱ) in HTML</title>
  <style>
    #point::after {
      content: "\2161";
    }
  </style>
</head>
<body>
  <p>Roman Numeral 2 using Hex Code: &#x2161;</p>
  <p>Roman Numeral 2 using HTML Code: &#8545;</p>
  <p id="point">Roman Numeral 2 using CSS Entity: </p>
  <p>Typed directly: Ⅱ</p>
</body>
</html>

Roman Numeral 2 using Hex Code: Ⅱ
Roman Numeral 2 using HTML Code: Ⅱ
Roman Numeral 2 using CSS Entity: Ⅱ
Typed directly: Ⅱ

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