U+24AC "⒬" Parenthesized Latin Small Letter Q Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
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U+24AC "⒬" Parenthesized Latin Small Letter Q is a typographic symbol belonging to the Enclosed Alphanumerics block, designed for use in lists, diagrams, or annotations where a small letter "q" is enclosed within parentheses to serve as an ordinal marker or a visual label. It represents a stylistic variant of the standard Latin letter "q" and is often employed in contexts such as educational materials, scientific notation, or formatted sequences where clear, enclosed identifiers are needed. This character ensures consistent rendering across digital platforms, maintaining its intended appearance as a single, precomposed glyph rather than a combination of a parenthesis and a letter.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+24AC |
| Version Added | 1.1 |
| Name | Parenthesized Latin Small Letter Q |
| 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 "q" U+0071 Latin Small Letter Q ")" U+0029 Right Parenthesis |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ⒬ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ⒬ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE2 0x92 0xAC |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x24AC |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x000024AC |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u24ac |