U+249C "⒜" Parenthesized Latin Small Letter A Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
⒜
U+249C "⒜" Parenthesized Latin Small Letter A is a typographic symbol found in the Enclosed Alphanumerics block, designed to represent the letter "a" enclosed within parentheses for use in lists, annotations, or shorthand notations. It is part of a larger set of parenthesized letters from A to Z, providing a compact way to denote sequence or classification without requiring separate formatting. This character supports compatibility with legacy character sets and is often utilized in contexts such as outlining, educational materials, or technical documentation where a clear and standardized visual representation of an enclosed letter is needed.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+249C |
| Version Added | 1.1 |
| Name | Parenthesized Latin Small Letter A |
| Block | Enclosed Alphanumerics |
| General Category | Other Symbol |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
| Decomposition Type | Compat |
| Decomposition Mapping | "(" U+0028 Left Parenthesis "a" U+0061 Latin Small Letter A ")" U+0029 Right Parenthesis |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ⒜ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ⒜ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE2 0x92 0x9C |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x249C |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0000249C |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u249c |