HTML Entity for Circled Sans-Serif Digit Eight (➇)

What Is the Circled Sans-Serif Digit Eight Entity?

Circled Sans-Serif Digit Eight (➇) is the Unicode character at U+2787 in the Dingbats block. It looks like a digit 8 inside a circle and is common for step markers and decorative numbering.

Character     ➇
Unicode       U+2787
Hex entity    ➇
Decimal       ➇
CSS escape    \2787
Named entity  (none)

All of these produce the same glyph: ➇. Prefer the Unicode character (or its entities) when you need that exact circled look; type plain 8 when you only need a normal digit.

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Circled Sans-Serif Digit Eight rendered in common UI contexts.

Complete HTML Example

One page that shows Circled Sans-Serif Digit Eight 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>Circled Sans-Serif Digit Eight (➇) in HTML</title>
  <style>
    #point::after {
      content: "\2787";
    }
  </style>
</head>
<body>
  <p>Circled Eight using Hex Code: &#x2787;</p>
  <p>Circled Eight using HTML Code: &#10119;</p>
  <p id="point">Circled Eight using CSS Entity: </p>
  <p>Typed directly: ➇</p>
</body>
</html>

Circled Eight using Hex Code: ➇
Circled Eight using HTML Code: ➇
Circled Eight using CSS Entity: ➇
Typed directly: ➇

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