U+3002

Ideographic full stop

Ideographic full stop 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", "period", "punctuation".

Quick facts

Unicode
U+3002
Decimal
12290
Hex
0x3002
Octal
0o30002

Unicode identity

FormatValueCopy
Code pointOfficial Unicode notationU+3002
Official nameUnicodeData.txt, Unicode 18.0.0IDEOGRAPHIC FULL STOP
Unicode 1.0 nameLegacy aliasIDEOGRAPHIC PERIOD
DecimalBase 1012290
HexadecimalBase 160x3002
OctalBase 80o30002
BinaryBase 20011000000000010
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: "…"\3002
URL encodedPercent-encoded UTF-8%E3%80%82

Programming languages

FormatValueCopy
JavaScript / TypeScript\u3002
JSONUTF-16 surrogate pairs\u3002
Python\u3002
Java / C# / Kotlin\u3002

Byte encodings

FormatValueCopy
UTF-83 bytesE3 80 82
UTF-16 (BE)3002
UTF-32 (BE)00003002

How to type Ideographic full stop

  • Windows

    Hold Alt and type +3002 with the hex numeric keypad option enabled, or type 3002 then press Alt+X in Word and most Office apps.

  • macOS

    Enable the Unicode Hex Input keyboard, hold Option, and type 3002. Or open Character Viewer (Control+Command+Space) and search "Ideographic full stop".

  • Linux

    Press Ctrl+Shift+U, type 3002, 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, \3002 in CSS, and \u3002 in JavaScript.

Official Unicode reference

Character name
IDEOGRAPHIC FULL STOP
Unicode 1.0 name
IDEOGRAPHIC PERIOD
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 full stop 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 full stop?

Ideographic full stop is U+3002 (decimal 12290, hexadecimal 0x3002, octal 0o30002). 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 full stop?

The Unicode Standard (version 18.0.0) names this character "IDEOGRAPHIC FULL STOP"; its Unicode 1.0 name was "IDEOGRAPHIC PERIOD". Its General_Category is Po (Punctuation, other).

What is the HTML code for Ideographic full stop?

Use 。 or 。. In CSS, use content: "\3002".

How do I type Ideographic full stop in code?

JavaScript: "\u3002". Python: "\u3002". JSON and Java: "\u3002". The UTF-8 byte sequence is E3 80 82.

Is Ideographic full stop an emoji?

No. Ideographic full stop 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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