What 𫒴 means
Its oldest recorded Japanese gloss is “the tip of a spear.”
The earliest documented entry is in the Shinsen Jikyō, a Japanese dictionary of Chinese characters and readings from the late ninth century. It transcribes 𫒴 as ほこのさき. Other Japanese dictionaries link it with 客 and list readings glossed as “clear,” “guest,” “unusual,” “traveler,” and “to approach.” Japanese lexicographers classify the character as kokuji, a kanji made in Japan.
Who writes 𫒴
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Related characters
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Questions people ask
1Why does 𫒴 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.
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How to type or find 𫒴
- Search it as
- 2b4b4 · hoko no saki · ほこのさき · spear tip kanji · guest kanji
- Shows up in
- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
Windows (Word)
Windows
HTML
𫒴CSS
\2B4B4Word for Windows
As of October 2026, in Word for Windows enter 2B4B4, then press AltX.
Codes and encoding1 code points
HTML decimal
𫒴
HTML hex
𫒴
CSS content
content: "\2B4B4";
Each escape is closed by the next backslash; a trailing space is needed before a literal hex digit.
URL encoded
%F0%AB%92%B4
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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.