Halfwidth Katakana Letter Mu Letter
ﾑ is the halfwidth Katakana letter “mu” (U+FF91), used for compact Japanese text.
U+FF91
ﾑ is a halfwidth Katakana character used in Japanese text where space matters. It is often seen in legacy-style or fixed-width layouts. You can copy it directly or insert it via Unicode escapes.
Halfwidth Katakana Letter Mu Letter Meaning
ﾑ is the halfwidth form of the Katakana letter “mu” (ム). It belongs to the Unicode block for halfwidth Katakana and is encoded as U+FF91. Visually, it appears narrower than the fullwidth katakana equivalent “ム”, which can be helpful in tables, fixed-width displays, or designs that must match older character widths. In practice, it’s primarily a typographic/encoding choice rather than a distinct “new” character meaning; its phonetic value corresponds to “mu” in Japanese writing.
Common uses
- •Fixed-width UI labels and compact forms where halfwidth characters fit better
- •Legacy text rendering compatibility (older systems or styles that prefer halfwidth Katakana)
- •Programming-generated Japanese strings that must match expected character widths
- •Social posts or mockups that use mixed-width Japanese typography
- •Catalogs, ticketing, or dashboard text where alignment is important
Examples
ﾑ Halfwidth Katakana Letter MU (U+FF91)
- ﾑﾑﾕﾒ ﾄﾘﾐﾝｸﾞ
- ﾑﾑﾖｳ ﾅﾋﾞ
- ﾑｽﾀｲﾙ: ﾑ
- ﾑﾑｼﾞｭｳ ﾊﾞｰｼﾞｮﾝ
- ﾑﾑﾗｻｷ ﾒﾆｭｰ
Variations
Technical codes
| Unicode | U+FF91 | |
| HTML Entity | ﾑ | |
| HTML Code | ﾑ | |
| CSS | \FF91 |
FAQ
What does the Halfwidth Katakana Letter Mu letter mean?
ﾑ is the halfwidth form of the Katakana letter “mu” (ム). It belongs to the Unicode block for halfwidth Katakana and is encoded as U+FF91. Visually, it appears narrower than the fullwidth katakana equivalent “ム”, which can be helpful in tables, fixed-width displays, or designs that must match older character widths. In practice, it’s primarily a typographic/encoding choice rather than a distinct “new” character meaning; its phonetic value corresponds to “mu” in Japanese writing.
What Unicode character is ﾑ?
ﾑ is HALFWIDTH KATAKANA LETTER MU with Unicode code point U+FF91.
How do I type or insert ﾑ in software?
You can copy and paste it directly, or insert it using Unicode escapes like CSS \\FF91, HTML entity ﾑ, or JavaScript \\u{FF91}.
Is ﾑ the same as the fullwidth ム?
They represent the same katakana letter value (“mu”), but ﾑ is halfwidth while ム is fullwidth, so their visual width differs.
Where is halfwidth katakana commonly used?
It’s commonly used for compact, fixed-width, or legacy-styled Japanese text layouts where halfwidth characters fit better.