# 〼 U+303C MASU MARK

Japanese masu mark, an informal shorthand symbol for the polite verb ending masu, seen in signs and notices.

| | |
|---|---|
| Character | `〼` |
| Codepoint | U+303C |
| Name | MASU MARK |
| Block | [CJK Symbols and Punctuation](https://unicodekit.com/block/cjk-symbols-and-punctuation) |
| Script | Han, Hiragana, Katakana |
| Category | Other Letter (Lo) |
| Unicode version | 3.2 |
| HTML | `〼` `〼` |
| CSS | `\303C` |
| JavaScript | `\u303C` |
| UTF-8 | E3 80 BC |
| UTF-16 | 303C |

## Notes

- informal abbreviation for Japanese -masu ending

## Related characters

- 〻 [U+303B VERTICAL IDEOGRAPHIC ITERATION MARK](https://unicodekit.com/char/303B)
- 〽 [U+303D PART ALTERNATION MARK](https://unicodekit.com/char/303D)
- 〺 [U+303A HANGZHOU NUMERAL THIRTY](https://unicodekit.com/char/303A)
- 〾 [U+303E IDEOGRAPHIC VARIATION INDICATOR](https://unicodekit.com/char/303E)
- 〹 [U+3039 HANGZHOU NUMERAL TWENTY](https://unicodekit.com/char/3039)
- 〿 [U+303F IDEOGRAPHIC HALF FILL SPACE](https://unicodekit.com/char/303F)
- 〸 [U+3038 HANGZHOU NUMERAL TEN](https://unicodekit.com/char/3038)
- 〷 [U+3037 IDEOGRAPHIC TELEGRAPH LINE FEED SEPARATOR SYMBOL](https://unicodekit.com/char/3037)
- 〶 [U+3036 CIRCLED POSTAL MARK](https://unicodekit.com/char/3036)
- 〵 [U+3035 VERTICAL KANA REPEAT MARK LOWER HALF](https://unicodekit.com/char/3035)
- 〴 [U+3034 VERTICAL KANA REPEAT WITH VOICED SOUND MARK UPPER HALF](https://unicodekit.com/char/3034)
- 〳 [U+3033 VERTICAL KANA REPEAT MARK UPPER HALF](https://unicodekit.com/char/3033)

Page: https://unicodekit.com/char/303C · JSON: https://unicodekit.com/characters/303C