U+32DD "㋝" Circled Katakana Se Unicode Character

U+32DD "㋝" Circled Katakana Se is a typographic symbol that represents the Japanese katakana syllable "se" enclosed within a circle, forming part of the "Enclosed CJK Letters and Months" Unicode block. This character was primarily designed for use in East Asian typography, often appearing in lists, maps, or diagrams where space-saving or visual distinction is needed, such as in telephone directories, stationery, or electronic devices to denote a specific category or to create an ordered sequence. Its standardized encoding ensures consistent representation across digital platforms, preserving the original intent of Japanese script conventions in modern text processing.

General Properties

Code Point	U+32DD
Version Added	1.1
Name	Circled Katakana Se
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	"セ" U+30BB Katakana Letter Se

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding	㋝
HTML Hex Encoding	㋝
UTF-8 Encoding	0xE3 0x8B 0x9D
UTF-16 Encoding	0x32DD
UTF-32 Encoding	0x000032DD
C/C++/Java Escape	\u32dd

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	"セ" U+30BB Katakana Letter Se
NFKC Simple Casefold	"セ" U+30BB Katakana Letter Se
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