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Numero sign

U+2116 · Letterlike Symbols

Meaning and uses

The numero sign, a single character for No., as in №1. It is standard in Russian and several other languages and looks neat in rankings.

Unicode details

№ is the Unicode character named NUMERO SIGN, code point U+2116, in the Letterlike Symbols block. It was added in Unicode 1.1 in 1993, and Unicode classes it as a symbol (general category So).

It is not an emoji, so it keeps the colour and size of the text around it.

Unicode nameNUMERO SIGN
Code pointU+2116
BlockLetterlike Symbols
AddedUnicode 1.1 (1993)
UTF-8 bytesE2 84 96
UTF-162116
HTML№ or №

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How to type №

  • On any device, tap the copy button above, then paste with a long press on a phone, Ctrl+V on Windows or Cmd+V on a Mac.
  • In Microsoft Word on Windows, type 2116 and then press Alt+X to turn the code into №.
  • On a Mac, press Control+Cmd+Space to open the Character Viewer, then search for “numero sign”.
  • On Linux, most desktops accept Ctrl+Shift+U, then 2116, then Space or Enter.
  • In HTML, use № or №. In a CSS content property, use "\2116".

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