U+30C0 "ダ" Katakana Letter Da Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
ダ
U+30C0 "ダ" Katakana Letter Da is a character used in the Japanese writing system, specifically within the katakana syllabary, which is primarily employed for foreign loanwords, onomatopoeia, and scientific terms. It represents the syllable "da" and is formed by adding a dakuten, or voicing mark, to the base katakana character for "ta" (タ). As a distinct encoded symbol in the Unicode standard, it ensures consistent digital representation across different platforms and devices, allowing for proper text rendering and data exchange in Japanese language contexts.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+30C0 |
| Version Added | 1.1 |
| Name | Katakana Letter Da |
| Block | Katakana |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
| Decomposition Type | Canonical |
| Decomposition Mapping | "タ" U+30BF Katakana Letter Ta "゙" U+3099 Combining Katakana-Hiragana Voiced Sound Mark |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ダ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ダ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE3 0x83 0x80 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x30C0 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x000030C0 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u30c0 |
Unicode Properties
| NFC Quick Check | Yes |
| NFKC Quick Check | Yes |
| Numeric Type | None |
| Numeric Value | NaN |
| Line Break | Ideographic |
| East Asian Width | Wide |
| Script | Katakana |
| Script Extensions | Katakana |
| Indic Syllabic Category | Other |
| ID Start | Yes |
| XID Start | Yes |
| ID Continue | Yes |
| XID Continue | Yes |
| Alphabetic | Yes |
| Vertical Orientation | Upright |
| Grapheme Base | Yes |
| Grapheme Cluster Break | Other |
| Word Break | Katakana |
| Sentence Break | OLetter |