0x249E

0x249E is the hexadecimal designation for the Unicode code point U+249E. It is part of the Enclosed Alphanumerics block, which contains letters and digits rendered with various enclosure shapes. The official Unicode name for this code point is PARENTHESIZED LATIN SMALL LETTER C.

Glyph and notation

The character corresponding to U+249E appears as a lowercase Latin letter c enclosed by parentheses, typically rendered as (c). This form is used in specialized typography and notation, distinct from the standard plain letter c.

Encoding and usage

In digital text, U+249E can be encoded in UTF-8 as a three-byte sequence and represented in HTML as ⒞ or ⒞. In practice, this symbol is not common in everyday prose but may appear in linguistic, mathematical, or typographic contexts where a letter is presented within parentheses as a stylistic or organizational mark. Rendering depends on font support; some fonts may not include the glyph, in which case a fallback glyph is shown.

Related characters

U+249E is one of several PARENTHESIZED LATIN SMALL LETTER characters in the same range. Related symbols include other parenthesized Latin letters, which share the same enclosure concept but display different letters. The Enclosed Alphanumerics block also contains various circled letters and numbers for similar stylistic purposes.

See also

Unicode block: Enclosed Alphanumerics

PARENTHESIZED LATIN SMALL LETTER A–Z series in the same family

HTML and encoding references: U+249E, decimal 9374