6

See also: 6̂, 6., ჼ, ნ, Ꮾ, and ⑥

6 U+0036, 6 DIGIT SIX ← 5 [U+0035] Basic Latin 7 → [U+0037]

Character variations

⁶ U+2076, ⁶ SUPERSCRIPT SIX ← ⁵ [U+2075] Superscripts and Subscripts ⁷ → [U+2077]

₆ U+2086, ₆ SUBSCRIPT SIX ← ₅ [U+2085] Superscripts and Subscripts ₇ → [U+2087]

６ U+FF16, ６ FULLWIDTH DIGIT SIX ← ５ [U+FF15] Halfwidth and Fullwidth Forms ７ → [U+FF17]

𝟔 U+1D7D4, 𝟔 MATHEMATICAL BOLD DIGIT SIX ← 𝟓 [U+1D7D3] Mathematical Alphanumeric Symbols 𝟕 → [U+1D7D5]

𝟞 U+1D7DE, 𝟞 MATHEMATICAL DOUBLE-STRUCK DIGIT SIX ← 𝟝 [U+1D7DD] Mathematical Alphanumeric Symbols 𝟟 → [U+1D7DF]

𝟨 U+1D7E8, 𝟨 MATHEMATICAL SANS-SERIF DIGIT SIX ← 𝟧 [U+1D7E7] Mathematical Alphanumeric Symbols 𝟩 → [U+1D7E9]

𝟲 U+1D7F2, 𝟲 MATHEMATICAL SANS-SERIF BOLD DIGIT SIX ← 𝟱 [U+1D7F1] Mathematical Alphanumeric Symbols 𝟳 → [U+1D7F3]

𝟼 U+1D7FC, 𝟼 MATHEMATICAL MONOSPACE DIGIT SIX ← 𝟻 [U+1D7FB] Mathematical Alphanumeric Symbols 𝟽 → [U+1D7FD]

⑥ U+2465, ⑥ CIRCLED DIGIT SIX ← ⑤ [U+2464] Enclosed Alphanumerics ⑦ → [U+2466]

🯶 U+1FBF6, 🯶 SEGMENTED DIGIT SIX ← 🯵 [U+1FBF5] Symbols for Legacy Computing 🯷 → [U+1FBF7]

Translingual

Glyph origin

A West Arabic numeral, ultimately from Indic numerals (compare Devanagari ६). See 6 § Evolution of the Hindu-Arabic digit for more.

Symbol

6 (prev 5, next 7)

1. The cardinal number six.
2. A digit in the decimal system of numbering, as well as octal, and hexadecimal.
3. (music, superscript) an indicator that a triad is in first inversion.
4. (phonetics, often superscript) the pitch of a tone that is more extreme than 5; it will be higher or lower depending on local convention.
5. (phonetics, Sinosphere, often superscript) tone number 6, typically identified with light departing yang qu (陽去).

   Synonym: ꜅

Alternative forms

The following are equivalent forms as digits:

• Arabic (Eastern) numerals: ٦
• Arabic (Western) numerals: 6
• Assamese numerals: ৬
• Balinese numerals: ᭖
• Bengali numerals: ৬
• Brahmi numerals: 𑁬
• Chakma numerals: 𑄼
• Cham numerals: ꩖
• Devanagari numerals: ६
• Dhives Akuru numerals: 𑥖
• Gujarati numerals: ૬
• Gurmukhi numerals: ੬
• Hanifi Rohingya numerals: 𐴶
• Javanese numerals: ꧖
• Kannada numerals: ೬
• Kawi numerals: 𑽖
• Kayah Li numerals: ꤆
• Khmer numerals: ៦
• Khudawadi numerals: 𑋶
• Lanna numerals: (secular) ᪆, (religious) ᪖
• Lao numerals: ໖
• Lepcha numerals: ᱆
• Limbu numerals: ᥌
• Malayalam numerals: ൬
• Meitei numerals: ꯶
• Mongolian numerals: ᠖
• Myanmar numerals: ၆
• N'Ko numerals: ߆
• Ol Chiki numerals: ᱖
• Odia numerals: ୬
• Osmanya numerals: 𐒦
• Persian numerals: ۶
• Saurashtra numerals: ꣖
• Sharada numerals: 𑇖
• Sinhalese numerals: ෬
• Sundanese numerals: ᮶
• Takri numerals: 𑛆
• Tamil numerals: ௬
• Telugu numerals: ౬
• Thai numerals: ๖
• Tibetan numerals: ༦
• Tirhuta numerals: 𑓖
• Warang Citi numerals: 𑣦

The following are only equivalent as representations of the cardinal number:

• Armenian numerals: Զ
• Brahmi numerals: 𑁗
• Chinese numerals: 陸/陆, 六
• CJK tally marks: 𝍶𝍲
• Counting rod numerals: 𝍮
• Egyptian numerals: 𓏿
• Ethiopic numerals: ፮
• Gothic numerals: 𐌵
• Greek numerals: Ϛ΄, ΣΤ΄, Ϝ΄, ϛ΄, στ΄, ϝ΄
• Hebrew numerals: ו
• Old Persian numerals: 𐏒𐏒𐏒
• Roman numerals: VI, vi, ↅ
• Sinhalese numerals: 𑇦
• Tally marks: 𝍸𝍷

See also

• (Arabic digits): 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

Other representations of 6:

Morse code: –···· Braille: ⠋

Signal flag (ICS and NATO):

Semaphore: After showing "numeric"

English

Noun

6 (plural 6s)

1. MI6; the agency or a particular agent.

Italian

Verb

6

1. (text messaging, slang) r (= sei, second-person singular)

   dv 6? ― where r you?