U+30FB "・" Katakana Middle Dot Unicode Character
Unicode Version 18.0
Source: Browser Default
U+30FB "・" Katakana Middle Dot is a small, centered punctuation mark used primarily in Japanese writing, particularly within katakana text. It serves to separate items in a list, separate foreign names or words, or act as a divider in compound terms, similar to a bullet point or a period in Western contexts, but without implying a full stop. This character is also employed in various other East Asian languages and can denote syllable breaks or indicate proper nouns in specialized texts.
General Properties
Code Point
U+30FB
Name
Katakana Middle Dot
Encodings
HTML Decimal Encoding
・
HTML Hex Encoding
・
UTF-8 Encoding
0xE3 0x83 0xBB
UTF-16 Encoding
0x30FB
UTF-32 Encoding
0x000030FB
C/C++/Java Escape
\u30fb
Unicode Properties
Numeric Value
NaN
Script Extensions
Bopomofo Hangul Han Hiragana Katakana Yi