U+1F11E "🄞" Parenthesized Latin Capital Letter O Unicode Character
U+1F11E "🄞" Parenthesized Latin Capital Letter O is part of the Enclosed Alphanumeric Supplement block, specifically designed for use as an ordinal indicator or a generic label within parenthetical notation systems. It visually represents a capital letter O enclosed within a pair of matching parentheses, serving as a standardized typographic symbol for contexts such as lists, diagrams, or classification schemes where a bracketed letter is needed. This character was introduced in Unicode version 5.2, released in 2009, and is distinct from simply typing O between parentheses, as it is a single code point that ensures consistent rendering across platforms without spacing or alignment issues. Its primary purpose is to provide a reliable, machine readable representation for enclosed letters in digital text, particularly in environments like academic, technical, or commercial documentation.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+1F11E |
| Version Added | 5.2 |
| Name | Parenthesized Latin Capital Letter O |
| Block | Enclosed Alphanumeric Supplement |
| General Category | Other Symbol |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
| Decomposition Type | Compat |
| Decomposition Mapping | "(" U+0028 Left Parenthesis "O" U+004F Latin Capital Letter O ")" U+0029 Right Parenthesis |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 🄞 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 🄞 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xF0 0x9F 0x84 0x9E |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD83C 0xDD1E |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0001F11E |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud83c\udd1e |