Axial leaded multilayer ceramic capacitors have wire leads that protrude from each end of a ceramic chip capacitor, along its geometrical line of symmetry. These devices are often used to span short distances on a printed circuit board or through an open space in point-to-point wiring. Axial ceramic capacitors do not protrude much above the surface of a PCB and are considered “low-profile” when the body of the component is mounted parallel to the board (with leads bent formed in a radial configuration). They are also available in both non-encapsulated (bare) and encapsulated (conformally coated or molded) styles.