U+FF3F "_" Fullwidth Low Line Unicode Character
Unicode Version 18.0
Source: Browser Default
U+FF3F "_" Fullwidth Low Line is a typographic symbol that represents a fullwidth version of the standard underscore, designed to occupy the same horizontal space as a CJK (Chinese, Japanese, and Korean) ideographic character, typically double the width of a typical Latin letter. It is primarily used in East Asian text systems to create visual underlining or placeholder effects in monospaced environments, such as in forms, programming, or text art, where alignment with fullwidth characters is crucial. This code point is part of the Halfwidth and Fullwidth Forms block in Unicode, which provides compatibility with older character encodings like Shift JIS or Big5, ensuring consistent rendering across diverse digital contexts.
General Properties
Code Point
U+FF3F
Name
Fullwidth Low Line
Unicode 1.0 Name
Fullwidth Spacing Underscore
Decomposition Mapping
Encodings
HTML Decimal Encoding
_
HTML Hex Encoding
_
UTF-8 Encoding
0xEF 0xBC 0xBF
UTF-16 Encoding
0xFF3F
UTF-32 Encoding
0x0000FF3F
C/C++/Java Escape
\uff3f
Unicode Properties
Numeric Value
NaN
NFKC Casefold
NFKC Simple Casefold
Script Extensions
Common