What 类 means
It carries the meaning of 类: class, kind, group, or category.
FAAE is a compatibility ideograph retained for round-tripping the KPS 10721-2000 character set: older text can be converted into Unicode and back while keeping its character identity. NFKC and NFKD compatibility normalization map it to the standard unified character 类 , changing the code point while preserving the meaning.
Who writes 类
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Related characters
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Questions people ask
1Why does 类 show as a box on some devices?
Not every system ships a font for the CJK Compatibility Ideographs 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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How to type or find 类
- Search it as
- FAAE · U+FAAE · U+7C7B · 类 · compatibility ideograph · NFKC
- Shows up in
- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
Windows (Word)
Windows
macOS
HTML
类CSS
\FAAEUnicode escape
In a JSON string, write
\uFAAE for this exact code point. Programming-language escape syntax can vary.Missing glyph
When a font lacks FAAE, it may show a missing-glyph box or fallback mark; the stored character remains 类.
Codes and encoding1 code points
HTML decimal
类
HTML hex
类
CSS content
content: "\FAAE";
Each escape is closed by the next backslash; a trailing space is needed before a literal hex digit.
URL encoded
%EF%AA%AE
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On screen
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Code points
1
JS .length
3
UTF-8 bytes
A visible symbol can contain several code points. JS .length counts UTF-16 units; UTF-8 counts bytes.