U+24CF "Ⓩ" Circled Latin Capital Letter Z Unicode Character
U+24CF "Ⓩ" Circled Latin Capital Letter Z is a typographic symbol that represents the uppercase letter Z enclosed within a circle, and it belongs to the Enclosed Alphanumerics block of the Unicode standard, which was introduced to provide encoded equivalents for common typographic conventions used in signage, lists, and diagrams. This character is often employed in contexts such as labeling elements in educational materials, indicating a specific option in multiple choice formats, or serving as a marker in ordered lists where visual distinction is needed. Its design and usage follow the pattern of other circled letters in the same range, offering a simple way to emphasize or decorate the letter Z without relying on font-specific formatting or graphic images.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+24CF |
| Version Added | 1.1 |
| Name | Circled Latin Capital Letter Z |
| Block | Enclosed Alphanumerics |
| General Category | Other Symbol |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
| Decomposition Type | Circle |
| Decomposition Mapping | "Z" U+005A Latin Capital Letter Z |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | Ⓩ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | Ⓩ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE2 0x93 0x8F |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x24CF |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x000024CF |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u24cf |
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+24E9 Circled Latin Small Letter Z |
| Lowercase Code Point | "ⓩ" U+24E9 Circled Latin Small Letter Z |
| Simple Case Folding | "ⓩ" U+24E9 Circled Latin Small Letter Z |
| Case Folding | "ⓩ" U+24E9 Circled Latin Small Letter Z |
| Cased | Yes |
| Changes When Casefolded | Yes |
| Changes When Casemapped | Yes |
| Changes When Lowercased | Yes |
| Changes When NFKC Casefolded | Yes |
| NFKC Casefold | "z" U+007A Latin Small Letter Z |
| NFKC Simple Casefold | "z" U+007A Latin Small Letter Z |
| 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 |