U+3085 "ゅ" Hiragana Letter Small Yu Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
ゅ
U+3085 "ゅ" Hiragana Letter Small Yu is a diminutive form of the standard "ゆ" character in the Japanese hiragana syllabary, specifically denoting the moraic unit "yu" when used in combination with certain consonants. Unlike its full-sized counterpart, this small kana is not pronounced independently but instead serves to modify the preceding consonant character, creating a palatalized sound such as "kyu," "gyu," or "ryu." It is a fundamental component in representing contracted syllables within Japanese orthography, where it follows a consonant-based kana to produce a single, blended sound that is essential for proper pronunciation and meaning in words and names.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+3085 |
| Version Added | 1.1 |
| Name | Hiragana Letter Small Yu |
| Block | Hiragana |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ゅ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ゅ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE3 0x82 0x85 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x3085 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00003085 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u3085 |