I would like to surround a number in a circle like in this image:

Is this possible and how is it achieved?
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Here’s a demo on JSFiddle and a snippet:
My answer is a good starting point, some of the other answers provide flexibility for different situations. If you care about IE8, look at the old version of my answer.