U+3013 "〓" Geta Mark Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
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U+3013 "〓" Geta Mark is a special symbol used in Japanese and other East Asian typography to represent an unknown or omitted character, often appearing when a specific kanji or character cannot be displayed due to font limitations or encoding issues. It visually resembles a hollow or outlined rectangle, and its name derives from a traditional Japanese proofreading mark indicating something missing or to be corrected. Unlike a simple placeholder like a question mark, the geta mark is intentionally non committal about the nature of the absent character, serving as a generic filler in printed text.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+3013 |
| Version Added | 1.1 |
| Name | Geta Mark |
| Block | CJK Symbols and Punctuation |
| General Category | Other Symbol |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Other Neutral |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 〓 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 〓 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE3 0x80 0x93 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x3013 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00003013 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u3013 |
Unicode Properties
| NFC Quick Check | Yes |
| NFD Quick Check | Yes |
| NFKC Quick Check | Yes |
| NFKD Quick Check | Yes |
| Numeric Type | None |
| Numeric Value | NaN |
| Line Break | Ideographic |
| East Asian Width | Wide |
| Script | Common |
| Script Extensions | Bopomofo Hangul Han Hiragana Katakana |
| Indic Syllabic Category | Other |
| Pattern Syntax | Yes |
| Vertical Orientation | Upright |
| Grapheme Base | Yes |
| Grapheme Cluster Break | Other |
| Word Break | Other |
| Sentence Break | Other |