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KATAKANA-HIRAGANA PROLONGED SOUND MARK

U+30FC Modifier Letter (Lm) · Katakana · Zyyy

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Overview

ー (KATAKANA-HIRAGANA PROLONGED SOUND MARK) is the Unicode character at code point U+30FC. It belongs to the Katakana block, in the Modifier Letter (Lm) general category. Its script is Zyyy.

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Encoding Table

Format	Value	Copy
unicode	U+30FC
decimal	12540
htmldecimal	ー
htmlhex	ー
css	\30FC
javascript	\u{30FC}
python	\u30fc
java	\u30FC
go	\u30FC
ruby	\u{30FC}
rust	\u{30FC}
ccpp	\u30fc
urlencoded	%E3%83%BC
utf8bytes	e3 83 bc
utf16bebytes	30 fc
utf32bebytes	00 00 30 fc

How to Use

HTML: ー

CSS: content: "\30FC"

JavaScript: "\u{30FC}"

Python: "\u30fc"

Properties

Block: Katakana
Script: Zyyy
Category: Modifier Letter (Lm)
Bidirectional: L
Combining: 0
Mirrored: No

← ・ U+30FB U+30FD ヽ →

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the ー character (KATAKANA-HIRAGANA PROLONGED SOUND MARK)?

ー (KATAKANA-HIRAGANA PROLONGED SOUND MARK) is the Unicode character U+30FC.

What is the Unicode codepoint of KATAKANA-HIRAGANA PROLONGED SOUND MARK?

The KATAKANA-HIRAGANA PROLONGED SOUND MARK character (ー) has codepoint U+30FC.

How do I type or copy KATAKANA-HIRAGANA PROLONGED SOUND MARK?

Copy ー directly, or use the HTML entity, UTF-8, and code encodings shown on this page.