List of Japanese typographic symbols

This article lists Japanese typographic symbols that are not included in kana or kanji groupings.

Repetition marks

	JIS X 0208	JIS X 0213	Unicode	Name(s)	Usage
Template:Category handler	2139	1-1-25	3005		Kanji iteration mark. For example, Template:Category handler could be written Template:Category handler. From Template:Category handler (below).
Template:Category handler	2138	1-1-24	4EDD		Kanji repetition mark
Template:Category handler	2152	1-1-19	30FD		Katakana iteration mark
Template:Category handler	2153	1-1-20	30FE		Katakana iteration mark with a dakuten (voiced consonant)
Template:Category handler	2154	1-1-21	309D		Hiragana iteration mark. For example, Template:Category handler (haha) could be written Template:Category handler.
Template:Category handler	2136	1-1-22	309E		Hiragana iteration mark with a dakuten (voiced consonant). For example, Template:Category handler (haba) could be written Template:Category handler.
Template:Category handler	2137	1-1-23	3003		Ditto mark. The name originates from resemblance to two katakana no characters (Template:Category handler).
Template:Category handler			3031		Kana vertical repetition mark
Template:Category handler			3032		Kana vertical repetition mark with a dakuten
Template:Category handler		1-2-19 (top), 1-2-21 (bottom)	3033 (top), 3035 (bottom)		Repetition mark used in vertical writing. It means repeat the previous two or more kana.
Template:Category handler		1-2-20 (top), 1-2-21 (bottom)	3034 (top), 3035 (bottom)		Kunojiten with a dakuten

Brackets and quotation marks

	JIS X 0208	JIS X 0213	Unicode	Name(s)	Usage
Template:Category handler	2156, 2157	1–1–54, 1-1-55	300C, 300D	(not to be confused with )	Usual Japanese quotation marks
Template:Category handler	2158, 2159	1–1–56, 1-1-57	300E, 300F		Japanese version of double quotes, often used when indicating titles
Template:Category handler	2169, 216A	1–1–42, 1-1-43	FF08, FF09
Template:Category handler	216C, 216E	1–1–44, 1-1-45	3014, 3015		Used to insert comments into quoted text
Template:Category handler	216D, 216E	1–1–46, 1-1-47	FF3B, FF3D
Template:Category handler	216F, 2170	1–1–48, 1-1-49	FF5B, FF5D
Template:Category handler			FF5E, FF60
Template:Category handler	2171, 2172	1–1–50, 1-1-51	3008, 3009		The name gyume is phonetically guillemets
Template:Category handler	2173, 2174	1–1–52, 1-1-53	300A, 300B
Template:Category handler	2179, 217A	1–1–58, 1-1-59	3010, 3011		Used in headings, for example in dictionary definitions Referred to as Lenticular brackets in English.
Template:Category handler		1–2–58, 1-2-59	3016, 3017
Template:Category handler		1–2–56, 1-2-57	3018, 3019
Template:Category handler			301A, 301B

Phonetic marks

	JIS X 0208	JIS X 0213	Unicode	Name(s)	Usage
Template:Category handler	2443	1-4-35	3063		Doubles the sound of the next consonant. For example, "Template:Category handler" becomes "Template:Category handler" , and "Template:Category handler" becomes "Template:Category handler"
Template:Category handler		1-5-35	30C4
Template:Category handler	213C	1-1-28	30FC		Indicates a lengthened vowel sound. Often used with katakana. The direction of writing depends on the direction of text.
Template:Category handler	212B	1-1-11	309B (standalone), 3099 (combining)		Used with both hiragana and katakana to indicate a voiced sound. For example, becomes , becomes .
Template:Category handler	212C	1-1-12	309C (standalone), 309A (combining)		Used with hiragana and katakana to indicate a change from a hahifuheho sound to a papipupepo sound.

Punctuation marks

	JIS X 0208	JIS X 0213	Unicode	Name(s)	Usage
Template:Category handler	2123	1-1-3	3002		Marks the end of a sentence. Japanese equivalent of full stop or period.
Template:Category handler	2122	1-1-4	3001		Japanese equivalent of a comma
Template:Category handler	2126	1-1-6	30FB		Used to separate foreign words and items in lists. For example, if Template:Nihongo krt is written instead of Template:Nihongo krt, a Japanese speaker unfamiliar with the name might have difficulty working out where the boundary between the given name and surname lies. Also used in some dictionaries to separate furigana and okurigana when noting kanji readings. For example, the reading for in the term Template:Nihongo krt may be given as , indicating that it is read as Template:Nihongo krt when followed by the suffix Template:Nihongo krt. This symbol is known as an interpunct in English.
Template:Category handler			30A0, FF1D		Sometimes replaces an English en dash or hyphen when writing foreign words in katakana. It is also rarely used to separate given and family names, though the middle dot (nakaguro) is much more common in these cases. See also double hyphen.

Other special marks

	JIS X 0208	JIS X 0213	Unicode	Name(s)	Usage
Template:Category handler	213A	1-1-26	3006		This character is used to write Template:Category handler shime in Template:Category handler shimekiri ("deadline") (as Template:Category handler) and similar things. It is also used, less commonly, for other shime namely Template:Category handler, Template:Category handler and Template:Category handler. A variant Template:Category handler is used as well, to indicate that a letter is closed, as abbreviation of Template:Category handler. The character originated as a cursive form of Template:Category handler, the top component of Template:Category handler (as in Template:Category handler shimeru), and was then applied to other kanji of the same pronunciation. See ryakuji for similar abbreviations. This character is also commonly used in regards to sushi. In this context, it refers that the sushi is pickled, and it is still pronounced shime.
Template:Category handler	2141	1-1-33	301C		Used in "to from" constructions in Japanese, such as Template:Category handler "from Monday to Friday". In horizontal writing and on computers, the fullwidth tilde Template:Category handler (FF5E) is often used instead.
Template:Category handler	2144	1-1-36	2026		A line of dots corresponding to one half of a Japanese ellipsis also used as an ellipsis informally
Template:Category handler	2145	1-1-37	2025
Template:Category handler		1-3-32, 1-3-31 - -	2022, 25E6, FE45, FE46		Adding these dots to the sides of characters (right side in vertical writing, above in horizontal writing) emphasizes the character in question. It is the Japanese equivalent of the use of italics for emphasis in English.
Template:Category handler	2228	1-2-8	203B		This symbol is used in notes (Template:Category handler, chū) as a reference mark, similar to an asterisk
Template:Category handler	2196	1-1-86	FF0A		This symbol is used in notes (Template:Category handler, chū)
Template:Category handler		1-3-28	303D		This mark is used to show the start of a singer's part in a song
Template:Category handler	222E	1-2-14	3013		Used as a proofreader's mark indicating unavailability of a glyph, such as when a character cannot be displayed on a computer. The name comes from geta, a type of Japanese sandal.
Template:Category handler	2276	1-2-86, 1-2-91, 1-2-92, 1-2-93	266A, 266B, 266C, 2669		Often used as an emoticon in informal text to indicate a singsong tone of voice or a playful attitude
Template:Category handler			3007		Two circles (marumaru) are often used as a placeholder (either because a number of other words or numbers could be used in that position, or because of censorship)

Organization-specific symbols

	JIS X 0208	JIS X 0213	Unicode	Name(s)	Usage
Template:Category handler	2229	1-2-9	3012		Used to indicate post offices on maps, and printed before postcodes. See also Japanese addressing system and Japan Post.
Template:Category handler			3036		Variant postal mark in a circle
Template:Category handler		1-6-70	3020		Variant postal mark with a face
Template:Category handler			3004	(	This mark on a product shows that it complies with the Japanese Industrial Standards
Template:Category handler			24CD		This mark is used by the Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ) on music publications to indicate that rental is prohibited. Depending on the format (single or album), and whether the content is of Japanese or foreign origin, the rental ban can last from three days up to one year after the release date, at the record company's discretion. Sometimes it is printed as just an uncircled "X", optionally followed by a swung dash ("~") and what may be the last date of the prohibition period. However, if the circled X only appears next to a release date (as indicated by "Y" or "L", see below), then it is unclear whether the release date is also the rental ban expiration date or if a standard prohibition period is in effect.
Template:Category handler			24C1		This mark is used by the RIAJ on music publications to indicate that the content is of Japanese origin. It normally accompanies the release date, which may include a letter "N" "I" "H" "O" "R" "E" or "C" to represent a year from 1984 through 1990, such as "Template:Category handler" to represent 21 February 1986.
Template:Category handler			24CE		This mark is used by the RIAJ on music publications to indicate that the content is of foreign origin. It normally accompanies the release date, which may include a letter "N" "I" "H" "O" "R" "E" or "C" to represent a year from 1984 through 1990, and may include a second date in parentheses, representing the first release date of the content globally.

See also

• Japanese map symbols
• Japanese punctuation
• Emoji, which originated in Japanese mobile phone culture

References

Japanese Symbols Retrieved 18 December 2022.