U+3388

Calorie

Calorie is a monochrome text character from the Unicode CJK Compatibility block, listed here under Units & Measurements. 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 "cal", "energy", "unit".

Quick facts

Unicode
U+3388
Decimal
13192
Hex
0x3388
Octal
0o31610

Unicode identity

FormatValueCopy
Code pointOfficial Unicode notationU+3388
Official nameUnicodeData.txt, Unicode 18.0.0SQUARE CAL
Unicode 1.0 nameLegacy aliasSQUARED CAL
DecimalBase 1013192
HexadecimalBase 160x3388
OctalBase 80o31610
BinaryBase 20011001110001000
General categorySymbol, otherSo
Unicode blockU+3300–U+33FFCJK Compatibility
PlaneBasic Multilingual Plane (BMP, Plane 0)

HTML & CSS

FormatValueCopy
HTML entity (decimal)㎈
HTML entity (hex)㎈
CSS content escapeUse inside content: "…"\3388
URL encodedPercent-encoded UTF-8%E3%8E%88

Programming languages

FormatValueCopy
JavaScript / TypeScript\u3388
JSONUTF-16 surrogate pairs\u3388
Python\u3388
Java / C# / Kotlin\u3388

Byte encodings

FormatValueCopy
UTF-83 bytesE3 8E 88
UTF-16 (BE)3388
UTF-32 (BE)00003388

How to type Calorie

  • Windows

    Hold Alt and type +3388 with the hex numeric keypad option enabled, or type 3388 then press Alt+X in Word and most Office apps.

  • macOS

    Enable the Unicode Hex Input keyboard, hold Option, and type 3388. Or open Character Viewer (Control+Command+Space) and search "Calorie".

  • Linux

    Press Ctrl+Shift+U, type 3388, 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, \3388 in CSS, and \u3388 in JavaScript.

Official Unicode reference

Character name
SQUARE CAL
Unicode 1.0 name
SQUARED CAL
Block
CJK Compatibility (U+3300–U+33FF)
General category
So — Symbol, other

Data from the Unicode Character Database, version 18.0.0. See the official code chart for the CJK Compatibility block: U3300.pdf (PDF, unicode.org).

Frequently asked questions

How do I copy the Calorie 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 Calorie?

Calorie is U+3388 (decimal 13192, hexadecimal 0x3388, octal 0o31610). It lives in the CJK Compatibility block (U+3300–U+33FF) of the Basic Multilingual Plane (BMP, Plane 0).

What is the official Unicode name of Calorie?

The Unicode Standard (version 18.0.0) names this character "SQUARE CAL"; its Unicode 1.0 name was "SQUARED CAL". Its General_Category is So (Symbol, other).

What is the HTML code for Calorie?

Use ㎈ or ㎈. In CSS, use content: "\3388".

How do I type Calorie in code?

JavaScript: "\u3388". Python: "\u3388". JSON and Java: "\u3388". The UTF-8 byte sequence is E3 8E 88.

Is Calorie an emoji?

No. Calorie 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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