U+24B2 "⒲" Parenthesized Latin Small Letter W Unicode Character
U+24B2 "⒲" Parenthesized Latin Small Letter W is a typographic symbol belonging to the Enclosed Alphanumerics block, designed to represent the lowercase letter "w" enclosed within parentheses for use in lists, diagrams, or notation systems where compact visual grouping is needed. It is one of many parenthesized Latin letters included in Unicode to support formatted text in contexts like academic outlines, technical documentation, or retro computing environments. This character draws its graphical form from the standard ASCII letter "w" bounded by a left and right parenthesis, ensuring it complements similarly styled characters in a sequence. Its primary function is to serve as a distinct, single code point for a parenthesized lowercase "w" rather than requiring a combination of separate characters.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+24B2 |
| Version Added | 1.1 |
| Name | Parenthesized Latin Small Letter W |
| 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 "w" U+0077 Latin Small Letter W ")" U+0029 Right Parenthesis |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ⒲ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ⒲ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE2 0x92 0xB2 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x24B2 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x000024B2 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u24b2 |