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Unicode's IDEOGRAPHIC FULL STOP (U+3002), in the CJK Symbols and Punctuation block, is the character used to end sentences in CJK text.

Checked against its source on October 17, 2026

In the source's own words

“It can end sentences at appropriate places.”

U+3002 IDEOGRAPHIC FULL STOP, codepoints.net (Unicode character data), n.d., Usage note.

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What it measures
The character is listed under the CJK Symbols and Punctuation block, with the scripts that use it.
What it does not show
The usage note is short; it does not give placement rules, which come from national style guides.

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