PARENTHESIZED LATIN SMALL LETTER C·U+249E

Character Information

Code Point
U+249E
HEX
249E
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Other Symbol

Character Representations

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EncodingHexBinary
UTF8
E2 92 9E
11100010 10010010 10011110
UTF16 (big Endian)
24 9E
00100100 10011110
UTF16 (little Endian)
9E 24
10011110 00100100
UTF32 (big Endian)
00 00 24 9E
00000000 00000000 00100100 10011110
UTF32 (little Endian)
9E 24 00 00
10011110 00100100 00000000 00000000
HTML Entity
⒞
URI Encoded
%E2%92%9E

Description

U+249E is a unique character in the Unicode standard that represents the lowercase Latin letter "c" enclosed within parentheses. This typographical symbol is used in digital text for various purposes, including its role as an artistic element or for aesthetic reasons in designs and typography projects. It can be employed to create a visually distinct look for certain words or phrases while maintaining clarity and legibility. As part of the Unicode standard, U+249E ensures consistency across different platforms and devices when it comes to displaying this specific character. While there isn't any significant cultural, linguistic, or technical context associated with U+249E, it serves as an important symbol for typography enthusiasts and designers who appreciate the subtleties of text presentation.

How to type the symbol on Windows

Hold Alt and type 9374 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.

  1. Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout

    The character has the Unicode code point U+249E. In UTF-8, it is encoded using 3 bytes because its codepoint is in the range of 0x0800 to 0xffff.

    Therefore we know that the UTF-8 encoding will be done over 16 bits within the final 24 bits and that it will have the format: 1110xxxx 10xxxxxx 10xxxxxx
    Where the x are the payload bits.

    UTF-8 Encoding bit layout by codepoint range
    Codepoint RangeBytesBit patternPayload length
    U+0000 - U+007F10xxxxxxx7 bits
    U+0080 - U+07FF2110xxxxx 10xxxxxx11 bits
    U+0800 - U+FFFF31110xxxx 10xxxxxx 10xxxxxx16 bits
    U+10000 - U+10FFFF411110xxx 10xxxxxx 10xxxxxx 10xxxxxx21 bits
  2. Step 2: Obtain the payload bits:

    Convert the hexadecimal code point U+249E to binary: 00100100 10011110. Those are the payload bits.

  3. Step 3: Fill in the bits to match the bit pattern:

    Obtain the final bytes by arranging the paylod bits to match the bit layout:
    11100010 10010010 10011110