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