U+1F15E "🅞" Negative Circled Latin Capital Letter O Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

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U+1F15E "🅞" Negative Circled Latin Capital Letter O is a typographic symbol classified under the Enclosed Alphanumeric Supplement block, designed as a white letter "O" displayed inside a solid black circle, giving it a negative or inverted appearance. Originally introduced for use in visual communication systems where enclosed or highlighted letters are needed, such as in signage, lists, or user interface elements, this character is distinct from a simple circled letter due to its reversed color scheme. It is often employed in contexts requiring a clear, high-contrast indicator, though it does not have a standardized meaning in common protocols like the Enclosed Ideographic Supplement or emoji sets. In digital text, it can serve as a decorative or functional marker, but its usage is rare compared to more conventional enclosed characters.

General Properties

Code Point U+1F15E
Version Added 6.0
Name Negative Circled Latin Capital Letter O
Block Enclosed Alphanumeric Supplement
General Category Other Symbol
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding 🅞
HTML Hex Encoding 🅞
UTF-8 Encoding 0xF0 0x9F 0x85 0x9E
UTF-16 Encoding 0xD83C 0xDD5E
UTF-32 Encoding 0x0001F15E
C/C++/Java Escape \ud83c\udd5e

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 Ambiguous (Alphabetic or Ideographic)
East Asian Width Ambiguous
Uppercase Yes
Other Uppercase Yes
Cased Yes
Script Common
Script Extensions Common
Indic Syllabic Category Other
Alphabetic Yes
Other Alphabetic Yes
Vertical Orientation Upright
Grapheme Base Yes
Grapheme Cluster Break Other
Word Break Alphabetic letter
Sentence Break Upper