U+24AE "⒮" Parenthesized Latin Small Letter S Unicode Character
U+24AE "⒮" Parenthesized Latin Small Letter S is a typographic symbol classified under the Enclosed Alphanumerics block, representing a lowercase letter 's' enclosed within parentheses, intended for use in lists, diagrams, or annotations where a parenthesized format is preferred for clarity or stylistic consistency. This character is part of a larger set that provides precomposed parenthesized letters from a to z, enabling straightforward inclusion in digital text without requiring manual combination of separate parentheses and letter characters. It is supported by many modern fonts and systems, and it serves as a convenient, standardized way to denote specific items, steps, or references in contexts such as outlines, instructional materials, or informal notations.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+24AE |
| Version Added | 1.1 |
| Name | Parenthesized Latin Small Letter S |
| 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 "s" U+0073 Latin Small Letter S ")" U+0029 Right Parenthesis |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ⒮ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ⒮ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE2 0x92 0xAE |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x24AE |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x000024AE |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u24ae |