U+32F4 "㋴" Circled Katakana Yu Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
㋴
U+32F4 "㋴" Circled Katakana Yu is a typographic symbol that represents the Japanese katakana syllable "yu" (ユ) enclosed within a circle, belonging to the "Enclosed CJK Letters and Months" block. This character is primarily used in Japanese text formatting, particularly for indicating an abbreviation, a label, or a specific item in a list, akin to how circled numbers or letters are employed in Western writing systems. Its inclusion in Unicode supports digital typography for East Asian scripts, allowing for consistent rendering across platforms in contexts such as menus, signage, or educational materials where a compact, enclosed notation is desired.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+32F4 |
| Version Added | 1.1 |
| Name | Circled Katakana Yu |
| 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 | "ユ" U+30E6 Katakana Letter Yu |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ㋴ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ㋴ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE3 0x8B 0xB4 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x32F4 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x000032F4 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u32f4 |
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 | "ユ" U+30E6 Katakana Letter Yu |
| NFKC Simple Casefold | "ユ" U+30E6 Katakana Letter Yu |
| 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 |