U+303D

Part alternation mark〽

Part alternation 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", "song", "music".

Quick facts

Unicode
U+303D
Decimal
12349
Hex
0x303D
Octal
0o30075

Unicode identity

FormatValueCopy
Code pointOfficial Unicode notationU+303D
Official nameUnicodeData.txt, Unicode 18.0.0PART ALTERNATION MARK
DecimalBase 1012349
HexadecimalBase 160x303D
OctalBase 80o30075
BinaryBase 20011000000111101
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: "…"\303D
URL encodedPercent-encoded UTF-8%E3%80%BD

Programming languages

FormatValueCopy
JavaScript / TypeScript\u303D
JSONUTF-16 surrogate pairs\u303D
Python\u303D
Java / C# / Kotlin\u303D

Byte encodings

FormatValueCopy
UTF-83 bytesE3 80 BD
UTF-16 (BE)303D
UTF-32 (BE)0000303D

How to type Part alternation mark

  • Windows

    Hold Alt and type +303D with the hex numeric keypad option enabled, or type 303D then press Alt+X in Word and most Office apps.

  • macOS

    Enable the Unicode Hex Input keyboard, hold Option, and type 303D. Or open Character Viewer (Control+Command+Space) and search "Part alternation mark".

  • Linux

    Press Ctrl+Shift+U, type 303d, 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, \303D in CSS, and \u303D in JavaScript.

Official Unicode reference

Character name
PART ALTERNATION MARK
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 Part alternation 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 Part alternation mark?

Part alternation mark is U+303D (decimal 12349, hexadecimal 0x303D, octal 0o30075). 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 Part alternation mark?

The Unicode Standard (version 18.0.0) names this character "PART ALTERNATION MARK". Its General_Category is Po (Punctuation, other).

What is the HTML code for Part alternation mark?

Use 〽 or 〽. In CSS, use content: "\303D".

How do I type Part alternation mark in code?

JavaScript: "\u303D". Python: "\u303D". JSON and Java: "\u303D". The UTF-8 byte sequence is E3 80 BD.

Is Part alternation mark an emoji?

No. Part alternation 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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