# ヿ U+30FF KATAKANA DIGRAPH KOTO

Katakana ligature combining ko and to, standing for the Japanese word koto (thing); seen in vertical and horizontal text.

| | |
|---|---|
| Character | `ヿ` |
| Codepoint | U+30FF |
| Name | KATAKANA DIGRAPH KOTO |
| Block | [Katakana](https://unicodekit.com/block/katakana) |
| Script | Katakana |
| Category | Other Letter (Lo) |
| Unicode version | 3.2 |
| HTML | `ヿ` `ヿ` |
| CSS | `\30FF` |
| JavaScript | `\u30FF` |
| UTF-8 | E3 83 BF |
| UTF-16 | 30FF |
| Decomposition | vertical U+30B3 U+30C8 |

## Notes

- represents the Japanese word "koto" (thing)
- historically used in vertical contexts, but now found also in horizontal layout

## Related characters

- ヾ [U+30FE KATAKANA VOICED ITERATION MARK](https://unicodekit.com/char/30FE)
- ヽ [U+30FD KATAKANA ITERATION MARK](https://unicodekit.com/char/30FD)
- ー [U+30FC KATAKANA-HIRAGANA PROLONGED SOUND MARK](https://unicodekit.com/char/30FC)
- ・ [U+30FB KATAKANA MIDDLE DOT](https://unicodekit.com/char/30FB)
- ヺ [U+30FA KATAKANA LETTER VO](https://unicodekit.com/char/30FA)
- ヹ [U+30F9 KATAKANA LETTER VE](https://unicodekit.com/char/30F9)
- ヸ [U+30F8 KATAKANA LETTER VI](https://unicodekit.com/char/30F8)
- ヷ [U+30F7 KATAKANA LETTER VA](https://unicodekit.com/char/30F7)
- ヶ [U+30F6 KATAKANA LETTER SMALL KE](https://unicodekit.com/char/30F6)
- ヵ [U+30F5 KATAKANA LETTER SMALL KA](https://unicodekit.com/char/30F5)
- ヴ [U+30F4 KATAKANA LETTER VU](https://unicodekit.com/char/30F4)
- ン [U+30F3 KATAKANA LETTER N](https://unicodekit.com/char/30F3)

Page: https://unicodekit.com/char/30FF · JSON: https://unicodekit.com/characters/30FF