Katakana-hiragana prolonged sound mark
ー is the Unicode character “KATAKANA-HIRAGANA PROLONGED SOUND MARK” (U+30FC). It belongs to the Katakana block and was added in Unicode 1.1. Click it to copy, or use the codes below.
ー codes
| UnicodeCode point | U+30FC |
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|---|---|---|
| HTML codeDecimal, works in any HTML page | ー |
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| HTML hexHexadecimal HTML code | ー |
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| CSSFor the CSS content property | \30FC |
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| JavaScriptEscape in JavaScript strings | \u30FC |
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| PythonEscape in Python strings | \u30FC |
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| URL encodedPercent-encoded UTF-8 | %E3%83%BC |
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| UTF-8Bytes in UTF-8 | E3 83 BC |
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| UTF-16Code units in UTF-16 | 30FC |
How to type ー
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 “katakana-hiragana prolonged sound mark”.
In Microsoft Word, type 30FC and press Alt + X.
Mac
Press Control + ⌘ + Space to open the Character Viewer, then search for “katakana-hiragana prolonged sound mark”.
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 ー
- Unicode name
- KATAKANA-HIRAGANA PROLONGED SOUND MARK
- Code point
- U+30FC (12540)
- Block
- Katakana
- Category
- Modifier Letter
- Unicode version
- 1.1