U+33CF "㏏" Square Kt Unicode Character

U+33CF "㏏" Square Kt is a compatibility ideograph from the CJK Compatibility block, specifically designed to represent the unit "kt," which is an abbreviation for kiloton, a unit of explosive energy yield often used in the context of nuclear weapons. This character is a squared form of the Latin letters "k" and "t," created for vertical text layout and compatibility with East Asian typographic conventions, where such squared abbreviations are common for units and symbols. Its inclusion in Unicode allows for consistent representation across digital platforms, particularly in historical or technical documents where precise unit notation is required.

General Properties

Code Point	U+33CF
Version Added	1.1
Name	Square Kt
Unicode 1.0 Name	Squared Kt
Block	CJK Compatibility
General Category	Other Symbol
Canonical Combining Class	Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class	Left To Right
Decomposition Type	Square
Decomposition Mapping	"k" U+006B Latin Small Letter K "t" U+0074 Latin Small Letter T

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding	㏏
HTML Hex Encoding	㏏
UTF-8 Encoding	0xE3 0x8F 0x8F
UTF-16 Encoding	0x33CF
UTF-32 Encoding	0x000033CF
C/C++/Java Escape	\u33cf

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	"k" U+006B Latin Small Letter K "t" U+0074 Latin Small Letter T
NFKC Simple Casefold	"k" U+006B Latin Small Letter K "t" U+0074 Latin Small Letter T
Script	Common
Script Extensions	Common
Indic Syllabic Category	Other
Vertical Orientation	Upright
Grapheme Base	Yes
Grapheme Cluster Break	Other
Word Break	Other
Sentence Break	Other