U+3001

Ideographic comma、

Ideographic comma is a monochrome text character from the Unicode CJK Symbols and Punctuation block, listed here under Japanese & CJK Symbols. Copy it with one click, or use the hex, octal, decimal and HTML entity codes below to embed it in web pages, code, and documents. It is often searched for as "japan", "punctuation".

Quick facts

Unicode
U+3001
Decimal
12289
Hex
0x3001
Octal
0o30001

Unicode identity

FormatValueCopy
Code pointOfficial Unicode notationU+3001
Official nameUnicodeData.txt, Unicode 18.0.0IDEOGRAPHIC COMMA
DecimalBase 1012289
HexadecimalBase 160x3001
OctalBase 80o30001
BinaryBase 20011000000000001
General categoryPunctuation, otherPo
Unicode blockU+3000–U+303FCJK Symbols and Punctuation
PlaneBasic Multilingual Plane (BMP, Plane 0)

HTML & CSS

FormatValueCopy
HTML entity (decimal)、
HTML entity (hex)、
CSS content escapeUse inside content: "…"\3001
URL encodedPercent-encoded UTF-8%E3%80%81

Programming languages

FormatValueCopy
JavaScript / TypeScript\u3001
JSONUTF-16 surrogate pairs\u3001
Python\u3001
Java / C# / Kotlin\u3001

Byte encodings

FormatValueCopy
UTF-83 bytesE3 80 81
UTF-16 (BE)3001
UTF-32 (BE)00003001

How to type Ideographic comma

  • Windows

    Hold Alt and type +3001 with the hex numeric keypad option enabled, or type 3001 then press Alt+X in Word and most Office apps.

  • macOS

    Enable the Unicode Hex Input keyboard, hold Option, and type 3001. Or open Character Viewer (Control+Command+Space) and search "Ideographic comma".

  • Linux

    Press Ctrl+Shift+U, type 3001, then press Space or Enter in GTK apps. IBus and most terminals support the same sequence.

  • HTML, CSS & code

    Paste the character directly, or use the escapes above: 、 in HTML, \3001 in CSS, and \u3001 in JavaScript.

Official Unicode reference

Character name
IDEOGRAPHIC COMMA
Block
CJK Symbols and Punctuation (U+3000–U+303F)
General category
Po — Punctuation, other

Data from the Unicode Character Database, version 18.0.0. See the official code chart for the CJK Symbols and Punctuation block: U3000.pdf (PDF, unicode.org).

Frequently asked questions

How do I copy the Ideographic comma symbol?

Click the Copy button at the top of this page, or select 、 and press Ctrl+C (Cmd+C on Mac). It is plain Unicode text, so it pastes into documents, chats, code, and design tools.

What is the Unicode code point for Ideographic comma?

Ideographic comma is U+3001 (decimal 12289, hexadecimal 0x3001, octal 0o30001). It lives in the CJK Symbols and Punctuation block (U+3000–U+303F) of the Basic Multilingual Plane (BMP, Plane 0).

What is the official Unicode name of Ideographic comma?

The Unicode Standard (version 18.0.0) names this character "IDEOGRAPHIC COMMA". Its General_Category is Po (Punctuation, other).

What is the HTML code for Ideographic comma?

Use 、 or 、. In CSS, use content: "\3001".

How do I type Ideographic comma in code?

JavaScript: "\u3001". Python: "\u3001". JSON and Java: "\u3001". The UTF-8 byte sequence is E3 80 81.

Is Ideographic comma an emoji?

No. Ideographic comma is a text symbol and renders as a monochrome glyph in the current font. Some platforms may offer an emoji variant when U+FE0F is appended.

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