Halfwidth Ideographic Comma ､
､ (U+FF64) is a standard Unicode character that you can copy and paste anywhere text is accepted. This page provides a concise reference with safe tips, internal links, and practical guidance so you can use it reliably across apps and platforms.
What it is and where it’s used: Halfwidth Ideographic Comma is part of the Symbols family (block: Halfwidth and Fullwidth Forms). If you need styled or decorative alternatives, try our Fancy Text tool to generate compatible text that works in most modern interfaces.
History & usage: HALFWIDTH IDEOGRAPHIC COMMA depicts a punctuation mark used to structure text and convey tone in a compact form. It helps separate items or clauses in short lines, without taking much space. In practice, you can use it to pause between ideas, mark a light shift in mood, or separate phrases in dialogue where fullwidth punctuation would be too wide. It also appears in mixed text layouts to align with nearby characters in narrow columns. Writers adapt its use by style guides or locale conventions to keep rhythm and readability clear. On screen and in print, it should appear consistently at the same width as nearby characters to maintain alignment and accessibility across platforms.
Copy and input: the quickest method is to copy the character here. You can also insert it by its codepoint U+FF64 in many development tools or editors. Some operating systems provide a character viewer or input palette that lets you search by name or code and insert the glyph into documents.
Display and fallback: if you see an empty box (tofu) or a placeholder rectangle, the active font might not include this codepoint. Switching to a font with broader Unicode coverage or using a fallback font usually fixes the issue. On the web, ensure the page’s font stack includes a general‑purpose fallback.
Related references: browse the Categories for similar characters. When choosing a symbol, prefer the official codepoint for semantic clarity and better compatibility with search, copy, and accessibility tooling.
See our category page for related symbols.
Technical details
- Codepoint:
U+FF64 - General Category:
Po - Age:
1.1 - Bidi Class:
ON - Decomposition:
<narrow> 3001 - Block:
Halfwidth and Fullwidth Forms - Script:
Common - UTF-8:
EF BD A4 - UTF-16:
FF64 - UTF-32:
0000FF64 - HTML dec:
､ - HTML hex:
､ - JS escape:
\uFF64 - Python \N{}:
\N{HALFWIDTH IDEOGRAPHIC COMMA} - Python \u:
\uFF64 - Python \U:
\U0000FF64 - URL-encoded:
%EF%BD%A4 - CSS escape:
\FF64
How to type / insert
Fast copy: click the Copy button near the top of this page.
By codepoint: in many editors and IDEs, you can insert via the Unicode code U+FF64 or a built‑in character picker.
HTML: use the numeric entity &#xff64; (hex) or &#65380; (decimal) when an HTML entity is needed.
Compatibility & troubleshooting
Font support: if the symbol does not render, the current font likely lacks this codepoint. Choose a font with broad Unicode coverage or allow a fallback font.
Web pages: ensure your CSS font stack includes a general fallback; avoid relying on images for common symbols to preserve accessibility and copyability.