Enclosed C or circled Latin C (Ⓒ or ⓒ) is a typographical symbol. As one of many enclosed alphanumerics, the symbol is a "C" within a circle.
| Ⓒ ⓒ | |
|---|---|
Enclosed C | |
| In Unicode | U+24B8 Ⓒ CIRCLED LATIN CAPITAL LETTER C U+24D2 ⓒ CIRCLED LATIN SMALL LETTER C |
| Different from | |
| Different from | U+00A9 © COPYRIGHT SIGN |
Encodings
editThe symbols are encoded by Unicode in the block Latin-1 supplement as CIRCLED LATIN CAPITAL LETTER C and CIRCLED LATIN SMALL LETTER C.
Uses
editSome Chiyoda Kogaku (aka Chiyoko) cameras of the 1947 to 1949 era featured a blue ⓒ symbol as part of the lens designation like in "ⓒ Super Rokkor", e.g. on the Minolta 35 or the Minolta Memo. It was used to indicate a (single) coated optics rather than any copyright.[1] Similar engravings can be found also on lenses of other manufacturers, e.g. some Olympus Zuiko lenses carry a red-colored "Zuiko C." designation indicating coated optics.
This symbol was widely used by the Cruver manufacturing company on their plastic recognition models that were produced during World War II.[2]
See also
edit- Copyright symbol (©)
- Copyleft symbol (🄯)
References
edit- ^ Kilpatrick, David (2007). "70 years of Minolta - The 1940s and 1950s". Photoclub Alpha. Retrieved June 7, 2015.
- ^ "Collect Air | Friend or Foe? Museum". collectair.org. Retrieved April 12, 2017.
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