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COLON

Unicode U003A

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Technical Details

Unicode U003A
Category Basic Latin
HTML Entity :
UTF-8 Hex 3A

About COLON

A punctuation mark used to separate hours and minutes in time, or introduce lists.

Common Uses

  • Text formatting and layout
  • Digital typography
  • Document structure
  • Writing system requirements

Technical Notes

  • Part of Basic Latin block
  • Unicode standardized
  • Cross-platform compatible
  • Widely supported in modern systems