U+24B4 "⒴" Parenthesized Latin Small Letter Y Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
⒴
U+24B4 "⒴" Parenthesized Latin Small Letter Y is a typographic symbol that represents the letter "y" enclosed within a pair of parentheses, primarily used in alphanumeric lists, notation systems, or as a stylistic variant in text formatting. It belongs to the "Enclosed Alphanumerics" block of the Unicode standard, which includes a range of similarly parenthesized letters and numbers for use in contexts such as outlining, diagrams, or decorative text where standard parentheses might be visually ambiguous or insufficient. This character is distinct from a plain "y" typed between parentheses because it is a single codepoint, ensuring consistent appearance and processing across different fonts and platforms.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+24B4 |
| Version Added | 1.1 |
| Name | Parenthesized Latin Small Letter Y |
| 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 "y" U+0079 Latin Small Letter Y ")" U+0029 Right Parenthesis |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ⒴ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ⒴ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE2 0x92 0xB4 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x24B4 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x000024B4 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u24b4 |