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