U24E9

U+24E9 is a Unicode code point in the Enclosed Alphanumerics block that represents the circled lowercase Latin letter z. The official character name is CIRCLED SMALL LETTER Z, and its glyph is ⓩ. This character forms part of the set of letters rendered inside circles, which are commonly used for decorative text, list markers, and annotations in various contexts.

In the Latin script, U+24E9 is the circled form of the lowercase letter z and sits in the range U+24D0 to U+24E9, which contains circled lowercase a through z. It is the counterpart to the circled uppercase letters in U+24B6 through U+24CF and to other enclosed alphanumeric symbols found in the same block.

Encoding and availability: U+24E9 is encoded in UTF-8 as the three-byte sequence E2 93 A9, in UTF-16 as 0x24E9, and in UTF-32 as 0x000024E9. Whether the character displays correctly depends on font support; not all fonts include complete coverage of enclosed alphanumeric symbols.

Usage notes: U+24E9 is primarily a typographic symbol rather than a core orthographic letter. It may appear in logos, stylistic headings, or specialized documents, but it is uncommon in ordinary prose. Screen readers typically read it as “circled small letter z” or “circled z.”

Related characters: Other circled letters in the same block include circled uppercase A–Z (U+24B6–U+24CF) and circled lowercase a–z (U+24D0–U+24E9). The block also contains circled digits and other enclosed symbols for decorative use.