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Full-width / half-width converter

For Japanese forms that say "half-width only" (半角) or "full-width only" (全角). Choose which kinds of characters to convert.

To half-width

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To full-width

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How to use

  1. Type or paste text.
  2. Choose which kinds of characters to convert.
  3. Copy the half-width or full-width result.

Questions

What are full-width and half-width?

Full-width characters take the width of one kanji; half-width ones take half. Japanese forms often want names in full-width and phone numbers or postcodes in half-width.

Are kanji, hiragana or Hangul changed?

No. They have no half-width forms and are left as they are.

What about voiced katakana?

Half-width ガ (two characters) becomes full-width ガ (one), and the other way round.

Which symbols are converted?

ASCII symbols and their full-width forms; with katakana on, also 。「」、・ー.

Is my text saved?

No. It is converted in your browser only.

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