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𪑸

cjk unified ideograph-2a478

Variant of 黫

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In English-language Microsoft Word, type 2A478 and press Alt+X to enter 𪑸. Chinese character references list it as a written variant of 黫, a literary word for black.

Text symbol

What 𪑸 means

Type 2A478 and press Alt+X in English-language Word.

If a hexadecimal letter or digit precedes the code, select just 2A478 first.

What does the old passage describe?

A star whose appearance was read as an omen.

The Records of the Grand Historian (Shiji), an early Chinese history compiled in the Western Han (109 BCE–91 BCE), describes a star as 黫然黑色甚明—its black color stood out clearly. The passage prints 黫.

Who writes 𪑸

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Questions people ask

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Why does 𪑸 show up as a box?

The text can still contain 𪑸; the selected font may lack its glyph. Choose a font that includes this character to see it.

How to type or find 𪑸

Search it as
2a478 · 黫 · alt+x · black
Shows up in
Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
Windows (Word)
⎇Alt+XType 2A478, then AltX to get 𪑸.
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-2a478”.
Linux
⎈Ctrl+⇧Shift+UType 2a478, then Enter or Space.
HTML
𪑸
CSS
\2A478
Microsoft Word
In English-language Microsoft Word, type 2A478 and press Alt+X; French and German editions may use Alt+C. This method is documented as of 2026.
Codes and encoding1 code points
HTML decimal
𪑸
HTML hex
𪑸
CSS content
content: "\2A478";
Each escape is closed by the next backslash; a trailing space is needed before a literal hex digit.
URL encoded
%F0%AA%91%B8
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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