U+0052 "R" Latin Capital Letter R Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
R
U+0052 "R" Latin Capital Letter R is a foundational element of the Latin alphabet, representing the eighteenth letter used in English and many other languages. It is encoded in the Basic Latin block and corresponds to the ASCII value 82, ensuring broad compatibility across digital systems. This uppercase character is typically drawn with a rounded top, a vertical stem, and a distinct leg extending from the upper curve, though its exact shape varies by font style. As a common typographic symbol, it serves critical roles in abbreviations, acronyms, and as a phonetic consonant in written communication, tracing its origins to the Phoenician letter "resh."
General Properties
| Code Point | U+0052 |
| Version Added | 1.1 |
| Name | Latin Capital Letter R |
| Block | Basic Latin |
| General Category | Uppercase Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | R |
| HTML Hex Encoding | R |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0x52 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x0052 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00000052 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u0052 |
Unicode Properties
| NFC Quick Check | Yes |
| NFD Quick Check | Yes |
| NFKC Quick Check | Yes |
| NFKD Quick Check | Yes |
| Numeric Type | None |
| Numeric Value | NaN |
| Line Break | Alphabetic |
| East Asian Width | Narrow |
| Uppercase | Yes |
| Simple Lowercase Code Point | "r" U+0072 Latin Small Letter R |
| Lowercase Code Point | "r" U+0072 Latin Small Letter R |
| Simple Case Folding | "r" U+0072 Latin Small Letter R |
| Case Folding | "r" U+0072 Latin Small Letter R |
| Cased | Yes |
| Changes When Casefolded | Yes |
| Changes When Casemapped | Yes |
| Changes When Lowercased | Yes |
| Changes When NFKC Casefolded | Yes |
| NFKC Casefold | "r" U+0072 Latin Small Letter R |
| NFKC Simple Casefold | "r" U+0072 Latin Small Letter R |
| Script | Latin |
| Script Extensions | Latin |
| Indic Syllabic Category | Other |
| ID Start | Yes |
| XID Start | Yes |
| ID Continue | Yes |
| XID Continue | Yes |
| Alphabetic | Yes |
| Vertical Orientation | Rotated |
| Grapheme Base | Yes |
| Grapheme Cluster Break | Other |
| Word Break | Alphabetic letter |
| Sentence Break | Upper |