Ⓧ is the Unicode character CIRCLED LATIN CAPITAL LETTER X, code point U+24CD (decimal 9421) in the Enclosed Alphanumerics block, added in Unicode 1.1. In HTML write Ⓧ, and in UTF-8 it is the 3 bytes E2 93 8D.
Codes
| Where | How to write it |
|---|---|
| Code point | U+24CD |
| Decimal | 9421 |
| UTF-8 bytes | E2 93 8D |
| UTF-16 (big-endian) | 24CD |
| UTF-32 | 000024CD |
| HTML decimal | Ⓧ |
| HTML hex | Ⓧ |
| CSS | \24CD |
| JavaScript | \u24CD |
| JSON | \u24CD |
| Python | \u24CD |
| Python by name | \N{CIRCLED LATIN CAPITAL LETTER X} |
| Java, C# | \u24CD |
| Rust, Swift | \u{24CD} |
| Go, C, C++ | \u24CD |
| URL (percent-encoded) | %E2%93%8D |
JavaScript and JSON strings store text as UTF-16, so this character is one code unit long. Python 3 strings count code points, so its length there is 1.
Properties
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Name | CIRCLED LATIN CAPITAL LETTER X |
| Code point | U+24CD (decimal 9421) |
| Block | Enclosed Alphanumerics (U+2460–U+24FF) |
| General category | So: Other symbol |
| Script | Common |
| Bidirectional class | L: Left-to-right |
| Mirrored in right-to-left text | No |
| First in Unicode version | 1.1 |
Decomposition
CIRCLED LATIN CAPITAL LETTER X has a compatibility decomposition (circle) to the sequence below. NFKC and NFKD normalisation replace it with that sequence, which can change how text looks, so use them for search, not for storage.
Upper and lower case
- ⓧ U+24E7 Circled Latin Small Letter X — Lowercase
Nearby in Enclosed Alphanumerics
- Ⓟ U+24C5 Circled Latin Capital Letter P
- Ⓠ U+24C6 Circled Latin Capital Letter Q
- Ⓡ U+24C7 Circled Latin Capital Letter R
- Ⓢ U+24C8 Circled Latin Capital Letter S
- Ⓣ U+24C9 Circled Latin Capital Letter T
- Ⓤ U+24CA Circled Latin Capital Letter U
- Ⓥ U+24CB Circled Latin Capital Letter V
- Ⓦ U+24CC Circled Latin Capital Letter W
- Ⓨ U+24CE Circled Latin Capital Letter Y
- Ⓩ U+24CF Circled Latin Capital Letter Z
- ⓐ U+24D0 Circled Latin Small Letter A
- ⓑ U+24D1 Circled Latin Small Letter B
- ⓒ U+24D2 Circled Latin Small Letter C
- ⓓ U+24D3 Circled Latin Small Letter D
- ⓔ U+24D4 Circled Latin Small Letter E
- ⓕ U+24D5 Circled Latin Small Letter F
All 160 characters: Enclosed Alphanumerics.
Official reference
Questions people ask
- What is the HTML code for Ⓧ?
- Use Ⓧ (decimal) or Ⓧ (hex).
- What is the UTF-8 encoding of U+24CD?
- E2 93 8D (hex), 3 bytes. In a URL it is %E2%93%8D.
- How do I write U+24CD in JavaScript or Python?
- JavaScript: \u24CD. Python: \u24CD.
Source
Unicode Character Database 18.0.0 (Unicode License v3); HTML entity names from the WHATWG HTML Standard (CC BY 4.0). The encodings above are computed from the code point and checked against Python's encoders. How the character looks depends on your fonts.
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