U+30AF "ク" Katakana Letter Ku Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
ク
U+30AF "ク" Katakana Letter Ku is a standardized glyph used in the Japanese writing system to represent the syllable "ku" and belongs to the Katakana block of Unicode, which is primarily employed for writing foreign loanwords, onomatopoeia, and technical terms. Its visual form is a simple angular stroke, derived from the kanji "久," and in the Unicode standard it is assigned the hexadecimal code point U+30AF, sharing consistent encoding across different systems to ensure accurate text rendering. This character plays a key role in Japanese typography and digital communication, allowing users to type and display the sound "ku" in a clear, modern script.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+30AF |
| Version Added | 1.1 |
| Name | Katakana Letter Ku |
| Block | Katakana |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ク |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ク |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE3 0x82 0xAF |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x30AF |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x000030AF |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u30af |