CJK Compatibility Ideograph FA3A

It maps to 墨, the character for ink.

墨 is preserved for compatibility with JIS X 0213, a Japanese character-encoding standard, and Unicode maps it to 墨. In Japanese, 墨 means ink and ink-based writing. Japanese dictionaries also record it in names or compounds for the Chinese thinker Mozi and Mohism, the Sumida River, abbreviations for Mexico, and figurative senses such as “dirty” or “greedy.” Those uses depend on the word or name; they are not extra meanings created by 墨.

Why is 墨 separate from 墨?

It preserves an encoding distinction, not another word.

JIS X 0213 is a Japanese character-encoding standard. Unicode includes 墨 for compatibility with that standard, so older text and conversion-sensitive records can retain the source form. Unicode maps it to 墨: the documented connection is an encoding relationship, not merely a visual resemblance.

How do I type 墨 exactly?

Use a Unicode hexadecimal input method or character map.

Enter FA3A with a Unicode hexadecimal input method, or search FA3A in your system’s character map and select that exact code point. The key sequence depends on your operating system or app.

For ordinary Japanese or Chinese text, choose 墨 unless a source requires the exact legacy form. A reading-based input method may not offer this code point.