# PRUnichar

An unsigned 16-bit type, like `char` in Java or the "characters" of a
JavaScript string defined in
[/mozilla/xpcom/base/nscore.h](http://hg.mozilla.org/mozilla-central/file/d35b4d003e9e/xpcom/base/nscore.h).

## Syntax

```{code}
#if defined(NS_WIN32)
  typedef wchar_t PRUnichar;
#else
  typedef PRUInt16 PRUnichar;
#endif
```