Circled Outlined Text Converter

What are circled letters?

Circled letters are Unicode characters that display letters enclosed within circular outlines. These characters originated in the Enclosed Alphanumerics Unicode block (U+2460–U+24FF), which was introduced to support various annotation and labeling systems used in East Asian typography. The circled letters were commonly used in Japanese documents for numbering items, referencing footnotes, and creating visual markers. Unlike font-based styling, circled characters are actual Unicode symbols that render consistently across all platforms, devices, and applications that support Unicode.

Tool description

The Circled Outlined Text Converter transforms standard text into circled (bubble) Unicode characters and vice versa. When you type "hello world", it becomes "ⓗⓔⓛⓛⓞ ⓦⓞⓡⓛⓓ" with each letter enclosed in a circular outline. The tool provides bidirectional conversion—encode regular text into circled format or decode circled characters back to normal letters. Numbers are also supported, converting digits 0-9 into their circled equivalents (⓪①②③④⑤⑥⑦⑧⑨). Since these are standard Unicode characters, the output works everywhere Unicode is supported.

Examples

Features

• Bidirectional conversion between normal and circled outlined text
• Full support for uppercase letters (Ⓐ-Ⓩ) and lowercase letters (ⓐ-ⓩ)
• Number conversion for digits 0-9 (⓪①②③④⑤⑥⑦⑧⑨)
• Preserves spaces, punctuation, and special characters unchanged
• Real-time conversion as you type

Use cases

• Social media styling: Create eye-catching usernames, bios, and posts with bubble-style text
• Messaging flair: Add playful, rounded aesthetics to text messages and chat conversations
• List markers: Use circled numbers and letters for creative bullet points or step indicators
• Gaming profiles: Design distinctive character names and tags for online games
• Creative content: Generate decorative text for headers, titles, and digital artwork