U+24E8 "ⓨ" Circled Latin Small Letter Y Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
ⓨ
U+24E8 "ⓨ" Circled Latin Small Letter Y is a typographic symbol used primarily in decorative text, diagrams, or as a visual marker where a simple enclosed letter is desired. It belongs to the Enclosed Alphanumerics block, which includes circled letters and numbers designed for use in lists, signage, or informational graphics. The character depicts a standard lowercase letter y surrounded by a continuous circle, and it is often employed in contexts such as software menus, instructional labels, or stylized branding to represent the initial letter of a word or concept. While not commonly found in formal prose, it provides a clear and compact visual cue in user interfaces or printed materials that require organized or symbolic representation.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+24E8 |
| Version Added | 1.1 |
| Name | Circled Latin Small Letter Y |
| Block | Enclosed Alphanumerics |
| General Category | Other Symbol |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
| Decomposition Type | Circle |
| Decomposition Mapping | "y" U+0079 Latin Small Letter Y |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ⓨ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ⓨ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE2 0x93 0xA8 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x24E8 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x000024E8 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u24e8 |
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+24CE Circled Latin Capital Letter Y |
| Simple Titlecase Code Point | "Ⓨ" U+24CE Circled Latin Capital Letter Y |
| Uppercase Code Point | "Ⓨ" U+24CE Circled Latin Capital Letter Y |
| Titlecase Code Point | "Ⓨ" U+24CE Circled Latin Capital Letter Y |
| Cased | Yes |
| Changes When Casemapped | Yes |
| Changes When NFKC Casefolded | Yes |
| Changes When Titlecased | Yes |
| Changes When Uppercased | Yes |
| NFKC Casefold | "y" U+0079 Latin Small Letter Y |
| NFKC Simple Casefold | "y" U+0079 Latin Small Letter Y |
| 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 |