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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)

  • コンピュータテキスト
  • テスト テキスト
  • カナ: データ
  • テレビ
  • ドラマティック

Variations

Technical codes

UnicodeU+FF83
HTML Entityテ
HTML Codeテ
CSS\FF83

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}.