Katakana tsu

Meaning and uses

The Japanese katakana letter tsu. Its shape looks like a smiling face, which made it a classic in game names and in the shrug ¯\_(ツ)_/¯.

Unicode details

ツ is the Unicode character named KATAKANA LETTER TU, code point U+30C4, in the Katakana block. It was added in Unicode 1.1 in 1993, and Unicode classes it as a letter (general category Lo).

It is not an emoji, so it keeps the colour and size of the text around it.

Tap a code to copy it:

How to type ツ

• On any device, tap the copy button above, then paste with a long press on a phone, Ctrl+V on Windows or Cmd+V on a Mac.
• In Microsoft Word on Windows, type 30C4 and then press Alt+X to turn the code into ツ.
• On a Mac, press Control+Cmd+Space to open the Character Viewer, then search for “katakana letter tu”.
• On Linux, most desktops accept Ctrl+Shift+U, then 30c4, then Space or Enter.
• In HTML, use ツ. In a CSS content property, use "\30C4".