Halfwidth Katakana Letter Na Letter
ﾅ (Halfwidth Katakana Letter NA) is a halfwidth form of the Japanese katakana letter NA.
U+FF85
ﾅ is a Unicode character used to represent the Japanese katakana letter NA in halfwidth form. It’s commonly needed when working with legacy encodings, fixed-width layouts, or systems that expect halfwidth katakana.
Halfwidth Katakana Letter Na Letter Meaning
ﾅ is “HALFWIDTH KATAKANA LETTER NA” and has Unicode codepoint U+FF85. The halfwidth style is narrower than standard/fullwidth katakana, which can matter in fixed-width text fields, older Japanese encodings, and UI components sized for halfwidth characters. In practice, it visually represents the katakana sound “na,” but the key point is its width and compatibility behavior rather than any special meaning. Use it when you specifically need the halfwidth katakana character (for example, when matching existing text, data files, or typography rules).
Common uses
- •Entering halfwidth katakana in legacy or fixed-width text inputs
- •Matching existing dataset formatting where halfwidth katakana is required
- •UI/layout work where character width must be consistent (e.g., monospaced fields)
- •Rendering in systems or fonts that expect halfwidth katakana forms
- •Preparing text for compatibility with older Japanese text pipelines
Examples
ﾅ Halfwidth Katakana Letter NA (U+FF85)
- ﾅﾅﾅ
- ﾅかんﾅ
- ﾅﾅｲﾄ
- ﾅ番号 ﾅ
- ﾅﾅｯﾌﾟ
Variations
Technical codes
| Unicode | U+FF85 | |
| HTML Entity | ﾅ | |
| HTML Code | ﾅ | |
| CSS | \FF85 |
FAQ
What does the Halfwidth Katakana Letter Na letter mean?
ﾅ is “HALFWIDTH KATAKANA LETTER NA” and has Unicode codepoint U+FF85. The halfwidth style is narrower than standard/fullwidth katakana, which can matter in fixed-width text fields, older Japanese encodings, and UI components sized for halfwidth characters. In practice, it visually represents the katakana sound “na,” but the key point is its width and compatibility behavior rather than any special meaning. Use it when you specifically need the halfwidth katakana character (for example, when matching existing text, data files, or typography rules).
What is the Unicode codepoint for ﾅ?
The Unicode codepoint for ﾅ is U+FF85.
Is ﾅ different from the normal katakana letter ナ?
Yes. ﾅ is the halfwidth version (HALFWIDTH KATAKANA LETTER NA), which is narrower than the standard fullwidth katakana.
How can I copy ﾅ into my project?
Copy the character directly (ﾅ), or use its escapes such as \\u{FF85} (JavaScript) or \\FF85 (CSS escape), depending on your tool.
What’s the HTML entity for ﾅ?
The provided HTML entity is ﾅ.