AlegsaOnline.com Circumference Author: Leandro Alegsa 13-11-2022 In geometry, circumference is the distance around a closed curve; for example, a circle. It is a special kind of perimeter. The length of the circumference of a circle is often written as C {\displaystyle C} , with: C = π d {\displaystyle C=\pi d} where d is the diameter of the circle.