Upside Down 4
A flipped 4 is hard to draw, so the copy here is an Nko digit lookalike.
The digit 4 has an angled stroke, a crossbar and a vertical stem. Turned half a revolution the stem points down and the crossbar sits near the top, and a close match in Unicode is ߈ (U+07C8, Nko Digit Eight). This is a poor semantic match, since the character is the Nko digit for eight, but the glyph is right. This is also the character the generator on the home page inserts for a 4.
| Normal number | 4 |
|---|---|
| Flipped | ߈ |
| Unicode name | Nko Digit Eight |
| Code point | U+07C8 |
| Calculator reading | h (U+0068) |
Where you will see ߈
On a seven-segment calculator display a turned 4 looks like a lowercase h, so 4 earns a place in classic calculator words: 77345 read upside down spells ShELL. The Nko script is supported by fewer fonts than Latin, so ߈ is more likely than other flipped numbers to appear as a box on older devices.
Copy and paste examples
4→߈44→߈߈2024→߈ᘔ0ᘔ404→߈0߈
Good to know
Does this mean the number eight?
No. The character is named Nko Digit Eight, but only its outline is used here. A reader with Nko support would see a different digit, so do not use it where the value matters.
All the flipped numbers are listed on the numbers page, or type a whole sentence into the upside down text generator.