U+24B7 "Ⓑ" Circled Latin Capital Letter B Unicode Character

U+24B7 "Ⓑ" Circled Latin Capital Letter B is a typographic symbol that represents the uppercase letter "B" enclosed within a circle, belonging to the "Enclosed Alphanumerics" block of the Unicode standard. This character is often used in contexts such as diagrams, maps, or lists where a circled letter serves as a visual marker or label, for example, to designate a specific point on a graph, a button on a user interface, or an option in a multiple-choice set. It can also be found in educational materials, signage, or decorative text where the encircled form provides emphasis or a distinct aesthetic.

General Properties

Code Point	U+24B7
Version Added	1.1
Name	Circled Latin Capital Letter B
Block	Enclosed Alphanumerics
General Category	Other Symbol
Canonical Combining Class	Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class	Left To Right
Decomposition Type	Circle
Decomposition Mapping	"B" U+0042 Latin Capital Letter B

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding	Ⓑ
HTML Hex Encoding	Ⓑ
UTF-8 Encoding	0xE2 0x92 0xB7
UTF-16 Encoding	0x24B7
UTF-32 Encoding	0x000024B7
C/C++/Java Escape	\u24b7

Unicode Properties

NFC Quick Check	Yes
NFD Quick Check	Yes
Numeric Type	None
Numeric Value	NaN
Line Break	Ambiguous (Alphabetic or Ideographic)
East Asian Width	Ambiguous
Uppercase	Yes
Other Uppercase	Yes
Simple Lowercase Code Point	"ⓑ" U+24D1 Circled Latin Small Letter B
Lowercase Code Point	"ⓑ" U+24D1 Circled Latin Small Letter B
Simple Case Folding	"ⓑ" U+24D1 Circled Latin Small Letter B
Case Folding	"ⓑ" U+24D1 Circled Latin Small Letter B
Cased	Yes
Changes When Casefolded	Yes
Changes When Casemapped	Yes
Changes When Lowercased	Yes
Changes When NFKC Casefolded	Yes
NFKC Casefold	"b" U+0062 Latin Small Letter B
NFKC Simple Casefold	"b" U+0062 Latin Small Letter B
Script	Common
Script Extensions	Common
Indic Syllabic Category	Other
Alphabetic	Yes
Other Alphabetic	Yes
Vertical Orientation	Upright
Grapheme Base	Yes
Grapheme Cluster Break	Other
Word Break	Alphabetic letter
Sentence Break	Upper