U+32A7

Circled left

Circled left is a monochrome text character from the Unicode Enclosed CJK Letters and Months 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".

Quick facts

Unicode
U+32A7
Decimal
12967
Hex
0x32A7
Octal
0o31247

Unicode identity

FormatValueCopy
Code pointOfficial Unicode notationU+32A7
Official nameUnicodeData.txt, Unicode 18.0.0CIRCLED IDEOGRAPH LEFT
DecimalBase 1012967
HexadecimalBase 160x32A7
OctalBase 80o31247
BinaryBase 20011001010100111
General categorySymbol, otherSo
Unicode blockU+3200–U+32FFEnclosed CJK Letters and Months
PlaneBasic Multilingual Plane (BMP, Plane 0)

HTML & CSS

FormatValueCopy
HTML entity (decimal)㊧
HTML entity (hex)㊧
CSS content escapeUse inside content: "…"\32A7
URL encodedPercent-encoded UTF-8%E3%8A%A7

Programming languages

FormatValueCopy
JavaScript / TypeScript\u32A7
JSONUTF-16 surrogate pairs\u32A7
Python\u32A7
Java / C# / Kotlin\u32A7

Byte encodings

FormatValueCopy
UTF-83 bytesE3 8A A7
UTF-16 (BE)32A7
UTF-32 (BE)000032A7

How to type Circled left

  • Windows

    Hold Alt and type +32A7 with the hex numeric keypad option enabled, or type 32A7 then press Alt+X in Word and most Office apps.

  • macOS

    Enable the Unicode Hex Input keyboard, hold Option, and type 32A7. Or open Character Viewer (Control+Command+Space) and search "Circled left".

  • Linux

    Press Ctrl+Shift+U, type 32a7, 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, \32A7 in CSS, and \u32A7 in JavaScript.

Official Unicode reference

Character name
CIRCLED IDEOGRAPH LEFT
Block
Enclosed CJK Letters and Months (U+3200–U+32FF)
General category
So — Symbol, other

Data from the Unicode Character Database, version 18.0.0. See the official code chart for the Enclosed CJK Letters and Months block: U3200.pdf (PDF, unicode.org).

Frequently asked questions

How do I copy the Circled left 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 Circled left?

Circled left is U+32A7 (decimal 12967, hexadecimal 0x32A7, octal 0o31247). It lives in the Enclosed CJK Letters and Months block (U+3200–U+32FF) of the Basic Multilingual Plane (BMP, Plane 0).

What is the official Unicode name of Circled left?

The Unicode Standard (version 18.0.0) names this character "CIRCLED IDEOGRAPH LEFT". Its General_Category is So (Symbol, other).

What is the HTML code for Circled left?

Use ㊧ or ㊧. In CSS, use content: "\32A7".

How do I type Circled left in code?

JavaScript: "\u32A7". Python: "\u32A7". JSON and Java: "\u32A7". The UTF-8 byte sequence is E3 8A A7.

Is Circled left an emoji?

No. Circled left 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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