HTML Entity for Small Roman Numeral Three (ⅲ)

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⏱️ 5 min read
📚 Updated: Aug 2025
🎯 1 Code Example
Unicode U+2172
HTML Entity for small Roman numeral three (ⅲ) tutorial illustration

What You'll Learn

How to display the small Roman numeral three (ⅲ) in HTML using numeric character references (hex and decimal) and a CSS escape for generated content.

This character belongs to the Number Forms Unicode block and provides a single typographic glyph for the Roman numeral iii, commonly used in outlines, lists, academic formatting, and legal numbering.

⚡ Quick Reference — ⅲ Entity

Unicode U+2172

Number Forms block

Hex Code ⅲ

Hexadecimal reference

HTML Code ⅲ

Decimal reference

Named Entity —

No named entity for ⅲ

Reference Table
Name           Value
────────────   ──────────
Unicode        U+2172
Hex code       ⅲ
HTML code      ⅲ
Named entity   (none)
CSS code       \2172
1

Complete HTML Example

This example demonstrates ⅲ using hexadecimal code, decimal HTML code, and a CSS content escape on a pseudo-element:

html
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
 <style>
  #point:after{
   content: "\2172";
  }
 </style>
</head>
<body>

<p>Small Roman Numeral Three using Hexa Decimal: &#x2172;</p>
<p>Small Roman Numeral Three using HTML Code: &#8562;</p>
<p id="point">Small Roman Numeral Three using CSS Entity: </p>

</body>
</html>
Try It Yourself

🌐 Browser Support

The ⅲ character (Unicode U+2172) is supported in all modern browsers. Rendering depends on font support for Number Forms (U+2150–U+218F).

Chrome1+
Firefox1+
Safari1+
Edge12+
Opera4+
Android4.4+
iOS Safari1+

👀 Live Preview

See ⅲ rendered in common document and UI contexts:

Outline i. Intro    ii. Setup    ⅲ. Results
Large glyph ⅲ
Caption style Figure ⅲ
Monospace section-ⅲ

🧠 How It Works

1

Hexadecimal Code

&#x2172; references Unicode 2172 in hexadecimal to display ⅲ in HTML.

HTML markup
2

Decimal HTML Code

&#8562; uses the decimal value 8562 for the same character.

HTML markup
3

CSS Entity

\2172 is used in CSS (typically in the content property) to generate ⅲ in pseudo-elements.

CSS stylesheet
=

Same visual result

All methods render ⅲ. Unicode U+2172 belongs to the Number Forms block.

✅

Use Cases

Small Roman numeral three (ⅲ) is commonly used in:

📋 Outlines

Lowercase roman numbering like i, ii, ⅲ, iv.

📑 Table of Contents

Front-matter or appendix numbering where lowercase roman is conventional.

📜 Legal & Academic

Clauses, sub-sections, figure/table references.

📝 Captions

Figure ⅲ / Table ⅲ style labels.

🎨 Typography

Single glyph for “iii” gives consistent spacing.

💡 Best Practices

Do

  • Use &#x2172; or &#8562; consistently (no named entity)
  • Pair with readable text on first use (e.g., “Section ⅲ (three)”)
  • Ensure fonts support Number Forms for consistent rendering
  • Use list-style-type: lower-roman for real ordered lists

Don’t

  • Assume every font renders ⅲ identically
  • Use CSS escapes like \2172 inside HTML content
  • Mix lowercase (ⅲ) and uppercase (Ⅲ) without intent
  • Replace semantic lists with purely visual numbering

Key Takeaways

1

Use numeric references to render ⅲ in HTML

&#x2172; &#8562;
2

For generated content in CSS, use the escape

\2172
3

Unicode U+2172 is part of Number Forms

4

There is no named HTML entity for ⅲ

❓ Frequently Asked Questions

Use &#x2172; (hex) or &#8562; (decimal) in HTML. In CSS, use \2172 in the content property. All methods render ⅲ.
U+2172 (hex 2172, decimal 8562) in the Number Forms block.
No. Use numeric references like &#x2172; or &#8562;.
Use it for outlines, lists, academic/legal numbering, table of contents pages, captions, and anywhere lowercase roman numbering is expected.
HTML references (&#8562; / &#x2172;) go in markup. The CSS escape \2172 is used in stylesheets for pseudo-element content. Both render ⅲ.

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