U+32F0 "㋰" Circled Katakana Mu Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
㋰
U+32F0 "㋰" Circled Katakana Mu is part of the CJK Compatibility block, specifically designed for compatibility with East Asian character encoding standards, and it represents the Japanese katakana syllable "mu" enclosed within a circle. This character is typically used in certain precomposed typographic contexts, such as in lists, maps, or signage, where a circled symbol adds visual emphasis or denotes a specific annotation. It should not be confused with the standalone katakana character "ム" (U+30E0), as the circled form serves a distinct stylistic and functional purpose in Japanese text.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+32F0 |
| Version Added | 1.1 |
| Name | Circled Katakana Mu |
| 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 | "ム" U+30E0 Katakana Letter Mu |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ㋰ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ㋰ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE3 0x8B 0xB0 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x32F0 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x000032F0 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u32f0 |
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 | "ム" U+30E0 Katakana Letter Mu |
| NFKC Simple Casefold | "ム" U+30E0 Katakana Letter Mu |
| 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 |