Circled Number Sixteen

Circled Number Sixteen is a circled or bracketed alphanumeric character, commonly used for compact numbered or lettered markers — list items, diagram callouts, or step indicators — directly within plain text.

Unicode block: Enclosed Alphanumerics (U+2460–U+24FF). This block provides numbers and letters pre-enclosed in circles or parentheses — useful for numbered lists, labeled diagrams, and step markers — without needing separate image graphics or CSS styling.

At Unicode code point U+246F (decimal 9327), Circled Number Sixteen is the 16th of 160 characters cataloged in this category on How To Type Any Symbol. In terms of typing methods, like most characters outside the 0–255 legacy codepage range, it has no dedicated Alt-code or single-key shortcut on Windows or Mac, so copy-paste is the standard, universal method for typing it. Regardless of platform, clicking the copy button above places the exact character on your clipboard, ready to paste into any application that accepts Unicode text.

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