U+306C "ぬ" Hiragana Letter Nu Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
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U+306C "ぬ" Hiragana Letter Nu is a fundamental character in the Japanese writing system, representing the syllable "nu" in the Hiragana syllabary. Derived from the Chinese character 奴 through cursive simplification, it is used primarily in native Japanese words, grammatical endings, and phonetic transcriptions. As part of the Hiragana block, this character plays a key role in forming the morphology and syntax of the Japanese language, appearing in common words like "inu" (dog) and "nuno" (cloth). Its visual form consists of a curved, flowing stroke that exemplifies the elegant and minimalist aesthetic of cursive script.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+306C |
| Version Added | 1.1 |
| Name | Hiragana Letter Nu |
| Block | Hiragana |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ぬ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ぬ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE3 0x81 0xAC |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x306C |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0000306C |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u306c |