U+33B1

Nanosecond

Nanosecond 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 "ns", "time", "unit".

Quick facts

Unicode
U+33B1
Decimal
13233
Hex
0x33B1
Octal
0o31661

Unicode identity

FormatValueCopy
Code pointOfficial Unicode notationU+33B1
Official nameUnicodeData.txt, Unicode 18.0.0SQUARE NS
Unicode 1.0 nameLegacy aliasSQUARED NS
DecimalBase 1013233
HexadecimalBase 160x33B1
OctalBase 80o31661
BinaryBase 20011001110110001
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: "…"\33B1
URL encodedPercent-encoded UTF-8%E3%8E%B1

Programming languages

FormatValueCopy
JavaScript / TypeScript\u33B1
JSONUTF-16 surrogate pairs\u33B1
Python\u33B1
Java / C# / Kotlin\u33B1

Byte encodings

FormatValueCopy
UTF-83 bytesE3 8E B1
UTF-16 (BE)33B1
UTF-32 (BE)000033B1

How to type Nanosecond

  • Windows

    Hold Alt and type +33B1 with the hex numeric keypad option enabled, or type 33B1 then press Alt+X in Word and most Office apps.

  • macOS

    Enable the Unicode Hex Input keyboard, hold Option, and type 33B1. Or open Character Viewer (Control+Command+Space) and search "Nanosecond".

  • Linux

    Press Ctrl+Shift+U, type 33b1, 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, \33B1 in CSS, and \u33B1 in JavaScript.

Official Unicode reference

Character name
SQUARE NS
Unicode 1.0 name
SQUARED NS
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 Nanosecond 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 Nanosecond?

Nanosecond is U+33B1 (decimal 13233, hexadecimal 0x33B1, octal 0o31661). 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 Nanosecond?

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

What is the HTML code for Nanosecond?

Use ㎱ or ㎱. In CSS, use content: "\33B1".

How do I type Nanosecond in code?

JavaScript: "\u33B1". Python: "\u33B1". JSON and Java: "\u33B1". The UTF-8 byte sequence is E3 8E B1.

Is Nanosecond an emoji?

No. Nanosecond 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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