U+FF65 "･" Halfwidth Katakana Middle Dot Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
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U+FF65 "･" Halfwidth Katakana Middle Dot is a punctuation mark used primarily in Japanese writing, serving as a narrow, halfwidth version of the standard middle dot (U+00B7) for use in environments where text is displayed in a halfwidth character grid, such as in older or fixed-width terminal systems. It functions as a word separator in katakana compound words, names, or lists, and it is part of the Halfwidth and Fullwidth Forms block, designed to match the width of halfwidth katakana characters for consistent horizontal alignment. This character is distinct from its fullwidth counterpart and is essential for proper rendering in legacy text applications or when precise spacing is required.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+FF65 |
| Version Added | 1.1 |
| Name | Halfwidth Katakana Middle Dot |
| Block | Halfwidth and Fullwidth Forms |
| General Category | Other Punctuation |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Other Neutral |
| Decomposition Type | Narrow |
| Decomposition Mapping | "・" U+30FB Katakana Middle Dot |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ･ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ･ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xEF 0xBD 0xA5 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xFF65 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0000FF65 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \uff65 |
Unicode Properties
| NFC Quick Check | Yes |
| NFD Quick Check | Yes |
| Numeric Type | None |
| Numeric Value | NaN |
| Line Break | Nonstarter |
| East Asian Width | Halfwidth |
| Changes When NFKC Casefolded | Yes |
| NFKC Casefold | "・" U+30FB Katakana Middle Dot |
| NFKC Simple Casefold | "・" U+30FB Katakana Middle Dot |
| Script | Common |
| Script Extensions | Bopomofo Hangul Han Hiragana Katakana Yi |
| Indic Syllabic Category | Other |
| ID Continue | Yes |
| Other ID Continue | Yes |
| XID Continue | Yes |
| Vertical Orientation | Rotated |
| Grapheme Base | Yes |
| Grapheme Cluster Break | Other |
| Word Break | Other |
| Sentence Break | Other |