U+30B2 "ゲ" Katakana Letter Ge Unicode Character

U+30B2 "ゲ" Katakana Letter Ge is a sign in the Japanese katakana syllabary that represents the sound "ge", typically used to write foreign loanwords, onomatopoeia, or technical terms. It is formed by adding a dakuten or voiced diacritic mark (two small strokes) to the base katakana character ケ (ke), following the standard pattern for indicating a voiced consonant in Japanese script. In Unicode, it belongs to the Katakana block (U+30A0 to U+30FF) and has a standardized codepoint at decimal position 12466, ensuring consistent encoding across digital platforms for text processing and display. The character is commonly encountered in Japanese language texts and is supported in all major character encoding systems, including UTF-8 and Shift JIS.