U+24AF "⒯" Parenthesized Latin Small Letter T Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
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U+24AF "⒯" Parenthesized Latin Small Letter T is a typographic symbol belonging to the Enclosed Alphanumerics block, designed for use in lists, diagrams, or notation systems where a distinct, enclosed marker is needed. It represents a lowercase "t" surrounded by parentheses, serving as a single-character alternative to manually typing "(t)". This character is most commonly employed in contexts such as outline formatting, academic citations, or mathematical sets, though its usage has declined with the shift toward plain text and standardized markup. It is encoded with a single code point to ensure consistent display across platforms and fonts that support the Unicode standard.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+24AF |
| Version Added | 1.1 |
| Name | Parenthesized Latin Small Letter T |
| 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 "t" U+0074 Latin Small Letter T ")" U+0029 Right Parenthesis |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ⒯ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ⒯ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE2 0x92 0xAF |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x24AF |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x000024AF |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u24af |