U+FE50 "﹐" Small Comma Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

U+FE50 "﹐" Small Comma is a punctuation mark used primarily in East Asian typography, particularly in Chinese, Japanese, and Korean text, where it serves as a smaller, vertical-space-saving variant of the standard comma. It belongs to the CJK Compatibility block, which includes characters derived from pre-encoded standards to ensure consistent appearance across different fonts and platforms, especially in vertical writing layouts. Unlike the full-width comma found in typical East Asian scripts, the Small Comma is narrower and often aligns with the baseline of characters in mixed or horizontal settings, providing a more compact alternative for certain text formatting needs. Its usage is not as widespread as the regular comma, but it remains important for specific legacy or stylized digital documents.

General Properties

Code Point U+FE50
Version Added 1.1
Name Small Comma
Block Small Form Variants
General Category Other Punctuation
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Common Separator
Decomposition Type Small
Decomposition Mapping "," U+002C Comma

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding ﹐
HTML Hex Encoding ﹐
UTF-8 Encoding 0xEF 0xB9 0x90
UTF-16 Encoding 0xFE50
UTF-32 Encoding 0x0000FE50
C/C++/Java Escape \ufe50

Unicode Properties

NFC Quick Check Yes
NFD Quick Check Yes
Numeric Type None
Numeric Value NaN
Line Break Close Punctuation
East Asian Width Wide
Changes When NFKC Casefolded Yes
NFKC Casefold "," U+002C Comma
NFKC Simple Casefold "," U+002C Comma
Script Common
Script Extensions Common
Indic Syllabic Category Other
Terminal Punctuation Yes
Vertical Orientation Transformed Upright
Grapheme Base Yes
Grapheme Cluster Break Other
Word Break Mid Num
Sentence Break SContinue