U+24E7 "ⓧ" Circled Latin Small Letter X Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
ⓧ
U+24E7 "ⓧ" Circled Latin Small Letter X is a typographic symbol in the Enclosed Alphanumerics block, designed as a lowercase letter "x" enclosed within a circle. It is commonly used in graphic user interfaces, form design, or signage to represent close, delete, remove, or cancel actions, serving as the small counterpart to the uppercase Circled Latin Capital Letter X (U+24E7's uppercase equivalent is U+24C7). Its standardized appearance ensures consistent interpretation across digital systems, making it a familiar component in software controls and instructional graphics where space or visual clarity is important.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+24E7 |
| Version Added | 1.1 |
| Name | Circled Latin Small 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+0078 Latin Small Letter X |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ⓧ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ⓧ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE2 0x93 0xA7 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x24E7 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x000024E7 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u24e7 |
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+24CD Circled Latin Capital Letter X |
| Simple Titlecase Code Point | "Ⓧ" U+24CD Circled Latin Capital Letter X |
| Uppercase Code Point | "Ⓧ" U+24CD Circled Latin Capital Letter X |
| Titlecase Code Point | "Ⓧ" U+24CD Circled Latin Capital Letter X |
| Cased | Yes |
| Changes When Casemapped | Yes |
| Changes When NFKC Casefolded | Yes |
| Changes When Titlecased | Yes |
| Changes When Uppercased | 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 | Lower |