A (kana)
Other communicative representations
Computer encodings Braille Japanese semaphore The Wabun code for あ or ア, is －－・－－. In the Japanese phonetic alphabet, one would say "朝日のア" (Asahi no A.)

A (kana)

Section Title: Other communicative representations
Table Section Text: Computer encodings Braille Japanese semaphore The Wabun code for あ or ア, is －－・－－. In the Japanese phonetic alphabet, one would say "朝日のア" (Asahi no A.)

Character	あ	ア	ｱ

Unicode name	HIRAGANA LETTER A	KATAKANA LETTER A	HALFWIDTH KATAKANA LETTER A

Encodings	decimal	hex	decimal	hex	decimal	hex

Unicode	12354	U+3042	12450	U+30A2	65393	U+FF71

UTF-8	227 129 130	E3 81 82	227 130 162	E3 82 A2	239 189 177	EF BD B1

Numeric character reference	あ	あ	ア	ア	ｱ	ｱ

Shift JIS	130 160	82 A0	131 65	83 41	177	B1

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