U+24E6 "ⓦ" Circled Latin Small Letter W Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
ⓦ
U+24E6 "ⓦ" Circled Latin Small Letter W is part of the Enclosed Alphanumerics block, designated for representing the lowercase letter "w" enclosed within a circle. It serves primarily as a visual symbol in typography and user interfaces, often used in lists, diagrams, or informational signs to denote a specific item, category, or instruction, such as marking a wireless network or a "wide" option. This character supports clear, compact labeling in contexts where standard letters might be ambiguous or need emphasis, and it is commonly found in digital text, signage, and educational materials that require coded or visually distinct annotations.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+24E6 |
| Version Added | 1.1 |
| Name | Circled Latin Small Letter W |
| Block | Enclosed Alphanumerics |
| General Category | Other Symbol |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
| Decomposition Type | Circle |
| Decomposition Mapping | "w" U+0077 Latin Small Letter W |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ⓦ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ⓦ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE2 0x93 0xA6 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x24E6 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x000024E6 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u24e6 |
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 |
| Lowercase | Yes |
| Other Lowercase | Yes |
| Simple Uppercase Code Point | "Ⓦ" U+24CC Circled Latin Capital Letter W |
| Simple Titlecase Code Point | "Ⓦ" U+24CC Circled Latin Capital Letter W |
| Uppercase Code Point | "Ⓦ" U+24CC Circled Latin Capital Letter W |
| Titlecase Code Point | "Ⓦ" U+24CC Circled Latin Capital Letter W |
| Cased | Yes |
| Changes When Casemapped | Yes |
| Changes When NFKC Casefolded | Yes |
| Changes When Titlecased | Yes |
| Changes When Uppercased | Yes |
| NFKC Casefold | "w" U+0077 Latin Small Letter W |
| NFKC Simple Casefold | "w" U+0077 Latin Small Letter W |
| 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 | Lower |