U+3053 "こ" Hiragana Letter Ko Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
こ
U+3053 "こ" Hiragana Letter Ko is a fundamental syllabic character in the Japanese writing system, representing the sound "ko" in the hiragana script. It is one of the 46 basic hiragana glyphs and is used extensively in Japanese vocabulary, including common words like "こども" (child) and "ここ" (here). Visually, it resembles a simple, curved shape with two horizontal strokes, making it easy to recognize and write. As part of the Unicode standard, it ensures consistent digital representation across platforms, allowing for proper rendering and exchange of Japanese text in modern computing environments.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+3053 |
| Version Added | 1.1 |
| Name | Hiragana Letter Ko |
| Block | Hiragana |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | こ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | こ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE3 0x81 0x93 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x3053 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00003053 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u3053 |