Hiragana a
あ is the Unicode character “HIRAGANA LETTER A” (U+3042). It belongs to the Hiragana block and was added in Unicode 1.1. Click it to copy, or use the codes below.
あ codes
| UnicodeCode point | U+3042 |
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|---|---|---|
| HTML codeDecimal, works in any HTML page | あ |
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| HTML hexHexadecimal HTML code | あ |
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| CSSFor the CSS content property | \3042 |
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| JavaScriptEscape in JavaScript strings | \u3042 |
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| PythonEscape in Python strings | \u3042 |
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| URL encodedPercent-encoded UTF-8 | %E3%81%82 |
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| UTF-8Bytes in UTF-8 | E3 81 82 |
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| UTF-16Code units in UTF-16 | 3042 |
How to type あ
Copy and paste
Click to copy it, then paste with Ctrl + V (⌘ + V on a Mac) or a long press on phones.
Windows
Press Win + . to open the emoji and symbol panel, then search for “hiragana a”.
In Microsoft Word, type 3042 and press Alt + X.
Mac
Press Control + ⌘ + Space to open the Character Viewer, then search for “hiragana a”.
iPhone and Android
Copy it here and paste it. To type it again later, save it as a text replacement (iPhone: Settings › General › Keyboard › Text Replacement; Gboard: Settings › Dictionary › Personal dictionary).
About あ
- Unicode name
- HIRAGANA LETTER A
- Code point
- U+3042 (12354)
- Block
- Hiragana
- Category
- Other Letter
- Unicode version
- 1.1