Halfwidth Katakana Letter Te Letter
ﾃ is the halfwidth Katakana letter TE (U+FF83) for compact Japanese text display.
U+FF83
ﾃ (HALFWIDTH KATAKANA LETTER TE) is a single-character Unicode symbol used in halfwidth Katakana. It’s often helpful when you need narrower, ASCII-like Japanese characters. This page provides practical copy and developer-friendly escape forms.
Halfwidth Katakana Letter Te Letter Meaning
ﾃ is the halfwidth Katakana letter “TE”, encoded as Unicode U+FF83 (HALFWIDTH KATAKANA LETTER TE). Halfwidth Katakana are designed to occupy less horizontal space than fullwidth Katakana, making them useful in tightly spaced interfaces or legacy-style text layouts. In practice, ﾃ represents the same syllable sound/letter category as the standard Katakana “テ”, but with halfwidth styling. You’ll commonly see it in character sets that prefer halfwidth forms (for example, certain older encodings, fixed-width displays, or UI components that align characters in monospace contexts).
Common uses
- •Use in fixed-width or monospace UI text where halfwidth alignment is important
- •Copy/paste into legacy or compatibility text fields expecting halfwidth Katakana
- •Form part of Japanese contact or labeling text when a system mixes widths
- •Data entry or normalization work involving halfwidth Katakana character sets
- •Designing pixel/typography mockups that require compact character widths
Examples
ﾃ Halfwidth Katakana Letter TE (U+FF83)
- ﾃｺﾝﾋﾟｭｰﾀﾃｷｽﾄ
- ﾃﾃｽﾄ ﾃｷｽﾄ
- ﾃｶﾅ: ﾃﾞｰﾀ
- ﾃﾃﾚﾋﾞ
- ﾃﾄﾞﾗﾏﾃｨｯｸ
Variations
Technical codes
| Unicode | U+FF83 | |
| HTML Entity | ﾃ | |
| HTML Code | ﾃ | |
| CSS | \FF83 | |
| Alt Code | Alt + 65411 | |
| Decimal | 65411 |
How to type Halfwidth Katakana Letter Te Letter (ﾃ)
On Windows
Hold Alt and type 65411 on the numeric keypad. In Word, type FF83 then press Alt + X.
On Mac
Switch to the Unicode Hex Input keyboard, then hold Option and type FF83. Or press Control + Command + Space and search.
On Linux
Press Control + Shift + U, type ff83, then press Enter or Space.
Anywhere
Copy ﾃ with the button above and paste it wherever you need it — this works on every device and in every app, with no keyboard shortcut to remember.
FAQ
What does the Halfwidth Katakana Letter Te letter mean?
ﾃ is the halfwidth Katakana letter “TE”, encoded as Unicode U+FF83 (HALFWIDTH KATAKANA LETTER TE). Halfwidth Katakana are designed to occupy less horizontal space than fullwidth Katakana, making them useful in tightly spaced interfaces or legacy-style text layouts. In practice, ﾃ represents the same syllable sound/letter category as the standard Katakana “テ”, but with halfwidth styling. You’ll commonly see it in character sets that prefer halfwidth forms (for example, certain older encodings, fixed-width displays, or UI components that align characters in monospace contexts).
What Unicode code point is for ﾃ?
ﾃ is U+FF83 (HALFWIDTH KATAKANA LETTER TE).
How can I copy ﾃ in my document?
Copy the character from this page and paste it into your text field or editor; it’s a single character.
Is ﾃ the same as the fullwidth Katakana テ?
They represent the same “TE” category/syllable, but ﾃ is halfwidth (U+FF83) while テ is fullwidth, which affects spacing and layout.
What are the HTML/CSS/JavaScript escapes for ﾃ?
HTML entity: ﾃ. CSS escape: \\FF83. JavaScript escape: \\u{FF83}.