How to type Ⅻ
Fastest way on each device: Windows, iPhone and Android, copy and paste; Mac, the Character Viewer (Control+Command+Space); Linux, Ctrl+Shift+U then 216b.
Windows
Tap Copy above, then press Ctrl+V where you want Ⅻ.
Windows has no built-in shortcut for it. In Microsoft Word, type 216B and then press Alt+X.
Mac
Press Control+Command+Space, search for “roman numeral twelve” and double-click Ⅻ.
That shortcut opens the Character Viewer, which has every Unicode symbol.
iPhone
Tap Copy above, then touch and hold where you want Ⅻ and tap Paste.
To type it from the keyboard, open Settings › General › Keyboard › Text Replacement, tap +, paste Ⅻ as the Phrase and add a Shortcut.
Android
Tap Copy above, then touch and hold where you want Ⅻ and tap Paste.
To type it from the keyboard in Gboard, open Gboard settings › Dictionary › Personal dictionary, tap +, paste Ⅻ and add a shortcut.
Linux
Press Ctrl+Shift+U, type 216b, then press Space or Enter. This works in most GTK and IBus apps.
Word and Google Docs
Word: type 216B, then press Alt+X.
Google Docs: open Insert › Special characters and search for “roman numeral twelve”.
Codes for Ⅻ
| Unicode | U+216B |
|---|---|
| Official name | ROMAN NUMERAL TWELVE |
| Block | Number Forms |
| Added in | Unicode 1.1 |
| HTML decimal | Ⅻ |
| HTML hex | Ⅻ |
| CSS | content: "\216B"; |
| JavaScript | "\u216B" |
| Python | "\u216B" |
| UTF-8 bytes | E2 85 AB |