Halfwidth Katakana Letter To Letter
ﾄ is the halfwidth katakana letter “to” (U+FF84) used in constrained-width Japanese text.
U+FF84
ﾄ is a halfwidth Katakana character representing the “to” sound. It’s commonly used where fixed-width or legacy text formats are important. You can copy it directly or use the provided code points in HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.
Halfwidth Katakana Letter To Letter Meaning
HALFWIDTH KATAKANA LETTER TO (ﾄ) is the halfwidth form of the Japanese katakana letter “to.” Because it is halfwidth, it occupies less space than the fullwidth variant in many fonts and layouts, which can matter for fixed-width designs and older systems. In practical text, it may appear in legacy encodings, constrained terminals, or where text is aligned to column widths. It is not the same character as the fullwidth “ト,” and mixing them can change spacing and alignment in UI, forms, or typography.
Common uses
- •Fixed-width UI elements and monospaced layouts where halfwidth alignment is required
- •Legacy or compatibility text feeds that expect halfwidth katakana characters
- •Tagging, identifiers, or form fields where character width must remain consistent
- •Terminal output and logs that use halfwidth characters for column alignment
- •Typography adjustments in Japanese text when matching existing halfwidth sequences
Examples
ﾄ Halfwidth Katakana Letter To (U+FF84)
- ﾄﾄｷﾒｷ
- ﾄﾄｳｷｮｳ
- ﾄｽﾄﾚｯﾁ ﾄ ﾅｲﾖ
- ﾄﾄﾘﾍﾞﾝｸ
- ﾄﾖﾐﾄﾞｸ
Variations
Technical codes
| Unicode | U+FF84 | |
| HTML Entity | ﾄ | |
| HTML Code | ﾄ | |
| CSS | \FF84 |
FAQ
What does the Halfwidth Katakana Letter To letter mean?
HALFWIDTH KATAKANA LETTER TO (ﾄ) is the halfwidth form of the Japanese katakana letter “to.” Because it is halfwidth, it occupies less space than the fullwidth variant in many fonts and layouts, which can matter for fixed-width designs and older systems. In practical text, it may appear in legacy encodings, constrained terminals, or where text is aligned to column widths. It is not the same character as the fullwidth “ト,” and mixing them can change spacing and alignment in UI, forms, or typography.
Is ﾄ the same as the fullwidth Katakana “ト”?
No. ﾄ is the halfwidth Katakana Letter To (U+FF84), while “ト” is the fullwidth form and uses a different code point.
How do I copy ﾄ on different devices?
Select and copy the character displayed on this page, then paste into your editor. If you need exact spacing, use a monospaced font to verify alignment.
What is the HTML entity for ﾄ?
The HTML entity is ﾄ.
How can developers insert ﾄ using JavaScript?
Use the Unicode escape: \\u{FF84}.