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輸

cjk compatibility ideograph-fac2

CJK Compatibility Ideograph FAC2

Q: Can NFC turn FAC2 into 輸?

Yes. FAC2 canonically decomposes to U+8F38, so NFC and NFD produce 輸; normalization removes the FAC2 source identity.

輸 is a compatibility form of the Han character 輸, kept to preserve its identity in older encoded text. In ordinary writing, 輸 is the unified character; 輸 matters when a conversion must retain the legacy source entry. If it arrives alone in a message, treat it as a likely text-conversion artifact and read it in context.

Text symbol

What 輸 means

輸 is the source-preserving form linked to 輸.

The chart pairs it with source label KP1-7CAE in KPS 10721-2000. The year belongs to that character-set record, not to the history of the Han character 輸.

Why was FAC2 kept?

To let older encoded text keep its original source identity.

Converting between Unicode and an older character set can merge two source entries into one unified character. FAC2 preserves the KPS distinction through a round trip; it is meant for conversion data, not as a separate everyday sign.

What if someone sends FAC2 alone?

Most likely, it is a text-conversion artifact.

FAC2's documented job is to keep legacy source identity. If it appears alone, context can show whether the sender intended ordinary 輸 or was handling source-specific text.

Technical or archival: it marks a source-preserving text distinction.

NFC or NFD can replace it with 輸 and erase that distinction.

Who writes 輸

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What it means when someone sends it to you

2 readings

The KPS source-preserving identity matters.

Questions people ask

Can NFC turn FAC2 into 輸?

Yes. FAC2 canonically decomposes to U8F38, so NFC and NFD produce 輸; normalization removes the FAC2 source identity.

How to type or find 輸

Search it as: FAC2 · U+FAC2 · 輸 · 輸 · KP1-7CAE · KPS 10721-2000 · FAC2 normalization
Shows up in: Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws

Windows (Word)

⎇Alt+XType FAC2, then AltX to get 輸.

Windows

⊞Win+Rrun charmap for the full table, or use the emoji picker's Ω symbols tab (Win .).

macOS

⌃Control+⌘Command+␣SpaceOpen the character viewer and search “cjk compatibility ideograph-fac2”.

Linux

⎈Ctrl+⇧Shift+UType fac2, then Enter or Space.

HTML

輸

CSS

\FAC2

How to type FAC2

Enter FAC2 with your platform's Unicode or code-point input; the shortcut depends on the app and operating system.

HTML hex code

In HTML source, use the character reference 輸.

Codes and encoding1 code points

HTML decimal

輸

HTML hex

輸

CSS content

content: "\FAC2";

Each escape is closed by the next backslash; a trailing space is needed before a literal hex digit.

URL encoded

%EF%AB%82

On screen

Code points

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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.

CJK Compatibility Ideograph FAC2