What 視 means
It is a legacy encoded form of 視, meaning “look” or “see.”
視 represents the same Han character as 視. The character is used in Chinese and Japanese writing, and appears as hanja—a Chinese-origin character used in Korean vocabulary. Its reading depends on the language.
The source identifier is KP1-74D4 in KPS 10721-2000, North Korea’s character set standard. Unicode encoded 視 for round-trip conversion with that legacy repertoire, preserving an encoding distinction rather than adding a new word.
How do I preserve 視?
Use 視 only when the source requires its exact code point.
Unicode normalization maps 視 to 視, removing the compatibility-code distinction. For the corresponding glyph variant, Unicode defines the standardized variation sequence 視︁ (U8996 followed by UFE01); a supporting font can use it to retain that visual distinction.
Unicode assigns character identities, not fixed drawings. Fonts can show different shapes, and a font without support may show a fallback glyph or a missing-glyph box even when the text still contains 視.
Technical and source-preserving; use 視 for ordinary new writing.
A font without support may show a missing-glyph box.
Who writes 視
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Don't confuse it with
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Questions people ask
1Why does 視 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 視
- Search it as
- fab8 · u+fab8 · kps 10721-2000 · compatibility character · 視 · 視
- Shows up in
- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
視\FAB8\uFAB8 in a programming language that supports four-digit Unicode escapes.視 in HTML or XML source.Codes and encoding1 code points
A visible symbol can contain several code points. JS .length counts UTF-16 units; UTF-8 counts bytes.