Technical information

Symbol
NameNumero sign
Unicode numberU+2116
CategoryLetterlike Symbols
DescriptionThe Unicode character №, or U+2116, is known as the "Numero Sign". It belongs to the "Letterlike Symbols" block and falls under the "Letter, Other" category in the Unicode standard. This symbol is used primarily in many written languages, including English, to abbreviate the word "number". The numero sign consists of the Latin uppercase letter "N" followed by a superscript lowercase "o", often underlined. The specific use and interpretation of this symbol can vary based on the context in which it's used. For instance, it can be used in formal documents, architectural blueprints, or technical specifications to denote a specific number or a series of numbers.

Encoding

HTML Entity№
HTML Entity (hex)№
HTML Entity (named)
URL Escape Code%E2%84%96
UTF-8 (hex)0xE2 0x84 0x96
UTF-8 (binary)11100010:10000100:10010110
UTF-160x2116
UTF-320x00002116

Source Code

C, C++, and Java"\u2116"
CSS Code\2116
JavaScript"\u2116"
Perl\x{2116}
Python 2u"\u2116"
Python 3\u2116
Ruby\u{2116}

Preview

This Unicode character looks like this № in sentence and in bold like this and in italic like this .

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HTML Forms and Input

input
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input-group
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button

Code examples in HTML and CSS

<span>&#8470;</span>

            
span {
    content: "\2116";
}

The symbol in different fonts

-apple-system
Apple Color Emoji
Arial
BlinkMacSystemFont
Courier New
Georgia
Droid Sans
Helvetica
Noto Sans
Oxygen
Roboto
"Segoe UI"
sans-serif
Segoe UI Emoji
Segoe UI Symbol
system-ui
Times New Roman
Ubuntu
Verdana

References