U+32DB

Circled katakana shi

Circled katakana shi is a monochrome text character from the Unicode Enclosed CJK Letters and Months 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", "cute".

Quick facts

Unicode
U+32DB
Decimal
13019
Hex
0x32DB
Octal
0o31333

Unicode identity

FormatValueCopy
Code pointOfficial Unicode notationU+32DB
Official nameUnicodeData.txt, Unicode 18.0.0CIRCLED KATAKANA SI
DecimalBase 1013019
HexadecimalBase 160x32DB
OctalBase 80o31333
BinaryBase 20011001011011011
General categorySymbol, otherSo
Unicode blockU+3200–U+32FFEnclosed CJK Letters and Months
PlaneBasic Multilingual Plane (BMP, Plane 0)

HTML & CSS

FormatValueCopy
HTML entity (decimal)㋛
HTML entity (hex)㋛
CSS content escapeUse inside content: "…"\32DB
URL encodedPercent-encoded UTF-8%E3%8B%9B

Programming languages

FormatValueCopy
JavaScript / TypeScript\u32DB
JSONUTF-16 surrogate pairs\u32DB
Python\u32DB
Java / C# / Kotlin\u32DB

Byte encodings

FormatValueCopy
UTF-83 bytesE3 8B 9B
UTF-16 (BE)32DB
UTF-32 (BE)000032DB

How to type Circled katakana shi

  • Windows

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

  • macOS

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

  • Linux

    Press Ctrl+Shift+U, type 32db, 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: ㋛ in HTML, \32DB in CSS, and \u32DB in JavaScript.

Official Unicode reference

Character name
CIRCLED KATAKANA SI
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 katakana shi symbol?

Click the Copy button at the top of this page, or select ㋛ 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 katakana shi?

Circled katakana shi is U+32DB (decimal 13019, hexadecimal 0x32DB, octal 0o31333). 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 katakana shi?

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

What is the HTML code for Circled katakana shi?

Use ㋛ or ㋛. In CSS, use content: "\32DB".

How do I type Circled katakana shi in code?

JavaScript: "\u32DB". Python: "\u32DB". JSON and Java: "\u32DB". The UTF-8 byte sequence is E3 8B 9B.

Is Circled katakana shi an emoji?

No. Circled katakana shi 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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