U+249E "⒞" Parenthesized Latin Small Letter C Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
⒞
U+249E "⒞" Parenthesized Latin Small Letter C is a typographic glyph used primarily in lists, diagrams, or annotations to denote a third item, option, or point in a sequence when using a parenthesized lowercase letter format. It belongs to the Enclosed Alphanumerics block, which was intended for compatibility with legacy character sets and various pre-existing text formats. This character is often employed in contexts where ordinary punctuation might be insufficient, such as in academic outlines, legal documents, or technical instructions, providing a clear and compact way to label parts within a larger parenthetical group.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+249E |
| Version Added | 1.1 |
| Name | Parenthesized Latin Small Letter C |
| 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 "c" U+0063 Latin Small Letter C ")" U+0029 Right Parenthesis |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ⒞ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ⒞ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE2 0x92 0x9E |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x249E |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0000249E |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u249e |