What ㉆ means
It marks high schools. Plain 文 marks elementary and junior-high schools. As of 2026, Japan's Geospatial Information Authority includes combined middle/high schools.
In Meiji-era maps, school signs began in Kansai in 1884 as scrolls. The familiar 文, associated with learning, appeared in 1891. Shōwa-era maps added 高 in 1955; the circled form became the dedicated high-school mark in 1965.
Don't confuse it with
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Questions people ask
1Why does ㉆ show as a box on some devices?
Not every system ships a font for the Enclosed CJK Letters and Months block. Where none is installed, the character shows as an empty box; adding a font such as Noto fixes it. The character itself is still correct and copies correctly.
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Collections with ㉆
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How to type or find ㉆
- Search it as
- ㉆ · 文 · high school map sign
- Shows up in
- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
Windows (Word)
Windows
HTML
㉆CSS
\3246How to type ㉆ on Windows
As of 2026, in Microsoft IME's Japanese input mode, enter 3246, press F5, then select ㉆.
Phone
As of 2026, use a personal dictionary entry or a Unicode-capable keyboard app.
Codes and encoding1 code points
HTML decimal
㉆
HTML hex
㉆
CSS content
content: "\3246";
Each escape is closed by the next backslash; a trailing space is needed before a literal hex digit.
URL encoded
%E3%89%86
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On screen
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Code points
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JS .length
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UTF-8 bytes
A visible symbol can contain several code points. JS .length counts UTF-16 units; UTF-8 counts bytes.