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𨯋

cjk unified ideograph-28bcb

Spear-shaft cap character

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𨯋 names the flat metal cap at the end of a spear or halberd shaft. A Chinese gloss uses it when explaining the Liji’s ritual rule for presenting a weapon with its blunt end toward the other person.

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What 𨯋 means

It kept the blade away and signaled respect. The Liji is a Chinese book of ritual conduct. Its commentary explains that the flat-capped shaft end faces the recipient when a spear or halberd is offered.

Who writes 𨯋

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Questions people ask

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Why does 𨯋 show as a box on some devices?

Because that device's fonts have no glyph for it. The character is still correct and still copies correctly — the box is a missing glyph, not a broken character.

How to type or find 𨯋

Search it as
spear cap · halberd fitting · weapon shaft cap · 镦 · 鐓
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Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
Windows (Word)
⎇Alt+XType 28BCB, then AltX to get 𨯋.
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 unified ideograph-28bcb”.
Linux
⎈Ctrl+⇧Shift+UType 28bcb, then Enter or Space.
HTML
𨯋
CSS
\28BCB
Codes and encoding1 code points
HTML decimal
𨯋
HTML hex
𨯋
CSS content
content: "\28BCB";
Each escape is closed by the next backslash; a trailing space is needed before a literal hex digit.
URL encoded
%F0%A8%AF%8B
1
On screen
1
Code points
2
JS .length
4
UTF-8 bytes

A visible symbol can contain several code points. JS .length counts UTF-16 units; UTF-8 counts bytes.

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