U+32D6 "㋖" Circled Katakana Ki Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
㋖
U+32D6 "㋖" Circled Katakana Ki is a typographic symbol that represents the Japanese katakana syllable "ki" (キ) enclosed in a circle, belonging to the "Enclosed CJK Letters and Months" block. This character is used in Japanese writing systems for specific stylistic or functional purposes, such as in maps, signage, or charts where a compact, visually distinct marker is needed, often to denote a location or highlight a term in a list or diagram. It is part of a larger set of circled katakana characters that provide an alternative to the standard script, aiding in clarity or decoration without altering the phonetic value of the syllable.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+32D6 |
| Version Added | 1.1 |
| Name | Circled Katakana Ki |
| Block | Enclosed CJK Letters and Months |
| General Category | Other Symbol |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
| Decomposition Type | Circle |
| Decomposition Mapping | "キ" U+30AD Katakana Letter Ki |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ㋖ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ㋖ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE3 0x8B 0x96 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x32D6 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x000032D6 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u32d6 |
Unicode Properties
| NFC Quick Check | Yes |
| NFD Quick Check | Yes |
| Numeric Type | None |
| Numeric Value | NaN |
| Line Break | Ideographic |
| East Asian Width | Wide |
| Changes When NFKC Casefolded | Yes |
| NFKC Casefold | "キ" U+30AD Katakana Letter Ki |
| NFKC Simple Casefold | "キ" U+30AD Katakana Letter Ki |
| Script | Katakana |
| Script Extensions | Katakana |
| Indic Syllabic Category | Other |
| Vertical Orientation | Upright |
| Grapheme Base | Yes |
| Grapheme Cluster Break | Other |
| Word Break | Katakana |
| Sentence Break | Other |