U+24CD "Ⓧ" Circled Latin Capital Letter X Unicode Character

U+24CD "Ⓧ" Circled Latin Capital Letter X is a typographic symbol belonging to the Enclosed Alphanumerics block, where it represents the capital letter X enclosed within a circle. This character is often used in diagrams, maps, or lists to denote a specific point, a cancellation, or a choice in a selection menu, functioning as a visual marker akin to a target or a crosshair. Its design ensures clear distinction from other circled letters, and it has been part of the Unicode standard since version 1.1 in 1993, allowing for consistent representation across digital fonts and platforms.

General Properties

Code Point	U+24CD
Version Added	1.1
Name	Circled Latin Capital Letter X
Block	Enclosed Alphanumerics
General Category	Other Symbol
Canonical Combining Class	Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class	Left To Right
Decomposition Type	Circle
Decomposition Mapping	"X" U+0058 Latin Capital Letter X

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding	Ⓧ
HTML Hex Encoding	Ⓧ
UTF-8 Encoding	0xE2 0x93 0x8D
UTF-16 Encoding	0x24CD
UTF-32 Encoding	0x000024CD
C/C++/Java Escape	\u24cd

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+24E7 Circled Latin Small Letter X
Lowercase Code Point	"ⓧ" U+24E7 Circled Latin Small Letter X
Simple Case Folding	"ⓧ" U+24E7 Circled Latin Small Letter X
Case Folding	"ⓧ" U+24E7 Circled Latin Small Letter X
Cased	Yes
Changes When Casefolded	Yes
Changes When Casemapped	Yes
Changes When Lowercased	Yes
Changes When NFKC Casefolded	Yes
NFKC Casefold	"x" U+0078 Latin Small Letter X
NFKC Simple Casefold	"x" U+0078 Latin Small Letter X
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