Fullwidth Latin Small Letter R Letter
ｒ is the fullwidth form of the lowercase letter r (Unicode U+FF52).
U+FF52
The symbol ｒ is a Unicode fullwidth character. It looks similar to a normal “r” but occupies fullwidth spacing, which can affect alignment in text layouts.
Fullwidth Latin Small Letter R Letter Meaning
ｒ (FULLWIDTH LATIN SMALL LETTER R) is the fullwidth version of the lowercase letter r. Fullwidth characters are commonly used to match East Asian typography conventions, where many characters use uniform character cell widths. Because ｒ is a distinct Unicode character (U+FF52) from the regular Latin “r” (U+0072), it may render differently in monospaced or carefully aligned designs. In practice, people use ｒ when they want consistent fullwidth styling, to mirror other fullwidth letters in a title, label, or decorative text, or to avoid mixed-width appearance.
Common uses
- •Keeping consistent fullwidth styling in headings or UI labels
- •Aligning text in contexts that expect fullwidth character cells
- •Creating decorative or themed text that uses fullwidth Latin characters
- •Displaying product names or tags where other characters are fullwidth
- •Preventing layout shifts when mixing multiple character widths
Examples
ｒ — Fullwidth Latin small letter R
- ｒｒｅａｄ ｔｈｅ ｒｕｌｅｓ
- ｒｕｓｅ ｒ ｆｏｒ ｒｅｐｌｙ
- ｒｐａｎｅｌ：ｒｅｓｕｌｔ
- ｒｌａｂｅｌ＿ｒ：ｏｐｅｎ
- ｒｍｏｄｕｌｅ ｒ：ｓｔａｒｔ
Variations
Technical codes
| Unicode | U+FF52 | |
| HTML Entity | ｒ | |
| HTML Code | ｒ | |
| CSS | \FF52 |
FAQ
What does the Fullwidth Latin Small Letter R letter mean?
ｒ (FULLWIDTH LATIN SMALL LETTER R) is the fullwidth version of the lowercase letter r. Fullwidth characters are commonly used to match East Asian typography conventions, where many characters use uniform character cell widths. Because ｒ is a distinct Unicode character (U+FF52) from the regular Latin “r” (U+0072), it may render differently in monospaced or carefully aligned designs. In practice, people use ｒ when they want consistent fullwidth styling, to mirror other fullwidth letters in a title, label, or decorative text, or to avoid mixed-width appearance.
What Unicode character is ｒ?
ｒ is FULLWIDTH LATIN SMALL LETTER R with Unicode code point U+FF52.
Is ｒ the same as the normal letter r?
No. The normal Latin “r” is U+0072, while ｒ is U+FF52. They can have different widths and visual alignment.
How can I copy ｒ reliably?
Use the symbol directly from this page. If you need to type it programmatically, use the code point U+FF52.
When should I use fullwidth letters like ｒ?
Use them when you want consistent fullwidth spacing with other fullwidth characters, especially in typography-sensitive layouts.