U+30C5

Katakana duヅ

Katakana du is a monochrome text character from the Unicode Katakana block, listed here under Faces & Emoticons. 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 "smile", "face", "emoticon".

Quick facts

Unicode
U+30C5
Decimal
12485
Hex
0x30C5
Octal
0o30305

Unicode identity

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Code pointOfficial Unicode notationU+30C5
Official nameUnicodeData.txt, Unicode 18.0.0KATAKANA LETTER DU
DecimalBase 1012485
HexadecimalBase 160x30C5
OctalBase 80o30305
BinaryBase 20011000011000101
General categoryLetter, otherLo
Unicode blockU+30A0–U+30FFKatakana
PlaneBasic Multilingual Plane (BMP, Plane 0)

HTML & CSS

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HTML entity (decimal)ヅ
HTML entity (hex)ヅ
CSS content escapeUse inside content: "…"\30C5
URL encodedPercent-encoded UTF-8%E3%83%85

Programming languages

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JavaScript / TypeScript\u30C5
JSONUTF-16 surrogate pairs\u30C5
Python\u30C5
Java / C# / Kotlin\u30C5

Byte encodings

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UTF-83 bytesE3 83 85
UTF-16 (BE)30C5
UTF-32 (BE)000030C5

How to type Katakana du

  • Windows

    Hold Alt and type +30C5 with the hex numeric keypad option enabled, or type 30C5 then press Alt+X in Word and most Office apps.

  • macOS

    Enable the Unicode Hex Input keyboard, hold Option, and type 30C5. Or open Character Viewer (Control+Command+Space) and search "Katakana du".

  • Linux

    Press Ctrl+Shift+U, type 30c5, 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: ヅ in HTML, \30C5 in CSS, and \u30C5 in JavaScript.

Official Unicode reference

Character name
KATAKANA LETTER DU
Block
Katakana (U+30A0–U+30FF)
General category
Lo — Letter, other

Data from the Unicode Character Database, version 18.0.0. See the official code chart for the Katakana block: U30A0.pdf (PDF, unicode.org).

Frequently asked questions

How do I copy the Katakana du symbol?

Click the Copy button at the top of this page, or select ヅ 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 Katakana du?

Katakana du is U+30C5 (decimal 12485, hexadecimal 0x30C5, octal 0o30305). It lives in the Katakana block (U+30A0–U+30FF) of the Basic Multilingual Plane (BMP, Plane 0).

What is the official Unicode name of Katakana du?

The Unicode Standard (version 18.0.0) names this character "KATAKANA LETTER DU". Its General_Category is Lo (Letter, other).

What is the HTML code for Katakana du?

Use ヅ or ヅ. In CSS, use content: "\30C5".

How do I type Katakana du in code?

JavaScript: "\u30C5". Python: "\u30C5". JSON and Java: "\u30C5". The UTF-8 byte sequence is E3 83 85.

Is Katakana du an emoji?

No. Katakana du 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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