Enclosed C
{{Short description|Typographical symbol}}
{{Redirect|Ⓒ|©|copyright symbol|other uses|Circle-c (disambiguation)}}
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{{unichar|24D2|Circled latin small letter c|html=}}
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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.
Encodings
The symbols are encoded by Unicode in the block Latin-1 supplement as {{resize|CIRCLED LATIN CAPITAL LETTER C}} and {{smaller|CIRCLED LATIN SMALL LETTER C}}.
Uses
Some 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.{{cite web|first=David|title=70 years of Minolta - The 1940s and 1950s|last=Kilpatrick|publisher=Photoclub Alpha|date=2007|url=http://www.photoclubalpha.com/minolta-history-seven-decades/2/|accessdate=2015-06-07}} 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.{{Cite web|url=http://collectair.org/museum.html|title=Collect Air {{!}} Friend or Foe? Museum|website=collectair.org|access-date=2017-04-12}}
See also
- Copyright symbol ({{char|©}})
- Copyleft symbol ({{char|🄯}})