U+3012

Postal mark〒

Postal mark 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", "post", "office", "zip".

Quick facts

Unicode
U+3012
Decimal
12306
Hex
0x3012
Octal
0o30022

Unicode identity

FormatValueCopy
Code pointOfficial Unicode notationU+3012
Official nameUnicodeData.txt, Unicode 18.0.0POSTAL MARK
DecimalBase 1012306
HexadecimalBase 160x3012
OctalBase 80o30022
BinaryBase 20011000000010010
General categorySymbol, otherSo
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: "…"\3012
URL encodedPercent-encoded UTF-8%E3%80%92

Programming languages

FormatValueCopy
JavaScript / TypeScript\u3012
JSONUTF-16 surrogate pairs\u3012
Python\u3012
Java / C# / Kotlin\u3012

Byte encodings

FormatValueCopy
UTF-83 bytesE3 80 92
UTF-16 (BE)3012
UTF-32 (BE)00003012

How to type Postal mark

  • Windows

    Hold Alt and type +3012 with the hex numeric keypad option enabled, or type 3012 then press Alt+X in Word and most Office apps.

  • macOS

    Enable the Unicode Hex Input keyboard, hold Option, and type 3012. Or open Character Viewer (Control+Command+Space) and search "Postal mark".

  • Linux

    Press Ctrl+Shift+U, type 3012, 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, \3012 in CSS, and \u3012 in JavaScript.

Official Unicode reference

Character name
POSTAL MARK
Block
CJK Symbols and Punctuation (U+3000–U+303F)
General category
So — Symbol, 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 Postal mark 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 Postal mark?

Postal mark is U+3012 (decimal 12306, hexadecimal 0x3012, octal 0o30022). 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 Postal mark?

The Unicode Standard (version 18.0.0) names this character "POSTAL MARK". Its General_Category is So (Symbol, other).

What is the HTML code for Postal mark?

Use 〒 or 〒. In CSS, use content: "\3012".

How do I type Postal mark in code?

JavaScript: "\u3012". Python: "\u3012". JSON and Java: "\u3012". The UTF-8 byte sequence is E3 80 92.

Is Postal mark an emoji?

No. Postal mark 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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