U+3328 "㌨" Square Nano Unicode Character

U+3328 "㌨" Square Nano is a CJK (Chinese, Japanese, and Korean) compatibility ideograph that represents the prefix "nano" in the context of scientific notation and measurement, specifically forming a square or composite character used in Japanese typography to denote the metric prefix for one billionth. This character is part of the "CJK Compatibility" block, which includes various precomposed forms for ease of representation in older character sets, and it is typically employed in technical or educational materials where the term "nano" is written as a single compact symbol rather than separate characters. Its usage reflects the historical need for space-saving text layouts in East Asian computing environments, though modern digital systems often render it as a distinct glyph for specific applications like unit abbreviations.

General Properties

Code Point	U+3328
Version Added	1.1
Name	Square Nano
Unicode 1.0 Name	Squared Nano
Block	CJK Compatibility
General Category	Other Symbol
Canonical Combining Class	Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class	Left To Right
Decomposition Type	Square
Decomposition Mapping	"ナ" U+30CA Katakana Letter Na "ノ" U+30CE Katakana Letter No

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding	㌨
HTML Hex Encoding	㌨
UTF-8 Encoding	0xE3 0x8C 0xA8
UTF-16 Encoding	0x3328
UTF-32 Encoding	0x00003328
C/C++/Java Escape	\u3328

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	"ナ" U+30CA Katakana Letter Na "ノ" U+30CE Katakana Letter No
NFKC Simple Casefold	"ナ" U+30CA Katakana Letter Na "ノ" U+30CE Katakana Letter No
Script	Katakana
Script Extensions	Katakana
Indic Syllabic Category	Other
Vertical Orientation	Transformed Upright
Grapheme Base	Yes
Grapheme Cluster Break	Other
Word Break	Katakana
Sentence Break	Other