What 𪀌 means
Yes. It is an older form of 鴨 for “duck.”
Both forms use 鳥 for “bird” and 甲 as a sound part; 𪀌 puts 鳥 first, while 鴨 puts 甲 first.
The Chinese Guangyun, a reference work from the Song period for pronunciation and rhymes, lists 𪀌 as a variant of 鴨. It was compiled in 1007–1008.
Who writes 𪀌
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Related characters
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Questions people ask
1Why does 𪀌 show as a box?
It usually means the selected font lacks its glyph; the text still contains 𪀌.
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How to type or find 𪀌
- Search it as
- duck character · duck kanji · 鴨 variant
- Shows up in
- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
Windows (Word)
Windows
HTML
𪀌CSS
\2A00CMicrosoft Word
As of 2026, enter 2A00C, then press AltX (AltC in some French and German editions).
macOS Unicode Hex Input
As of 2026, it accepts only four hex digits, so it cannot enter this five-digit character.
Codes and encoding1 code points
HTML decimal
𪀌
HTML hex
𪀌
CSS content
content: "\2A00C";
Each escape is closed by the next backslash; a trailing space is needed before a literal hex digit.
URL encoded
%F0%AA%80%8C
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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.