U+FF55 "ｕ" Fullwidth Latin Small Letter U Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
U+FF55 "ｕ" Fullwidth Latin Small Letter U is a typographic variant of the standard Latin letter "u" that occupies twice the horizontal space of its regular counterpart, specifically designed for use in East Asian text environments such as Japanese, Chinese, and Korean, where characters from Latin scripts are often adjusted to align visually with the uniform width of CJK ideographs. This fullwidth form, part of the Halfwidth and Fullwidth Forms block, maintains the same semantic meaning and phonetic value as the standard lowercase u but is employed primarily in situations requiring monospaced alignment, such as in terminal interfaces, legacy computing systems, or stylized text where mixed scripts must appear balanced. Unlike its common alternative, the halfwidth form, this character ensures that the Latin letter blends seamlessly with adjacent wide characters, preserving the aesthetic gridlike structure typical of traditional East Asian typography.
General Properties
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding |
ｕ |
| HTML Hex Encoding |
ｕ |
| UTF-8 Encoding |
0xEF 0xBD 0x95 |
| UTF-16 Encoding |
0xFF55 |
| UTF-32 Encoding |
0x0000FF55 |
| C/C++/Java Escape |
\uff55 |
Unicode Properties