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𮢌

cjk unified ideograph-2e88c

Brocade form of 錦

𮢌 is a Japanese-source form linked to 錦 (Japanese: nishiki), meaning patterned silk or brocade. Its separate code point preserves a Japanese character record, not a new word. 錦 also became a poetic image for beauty.

Text symbol
Search it as
2e88c · m060277 · nishiki · brocade
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Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws

What 𮢌 means

Yes: it preserves a Japanese source form of 錦.

Japan’s character-information project Moji Joho Kiban is the Unicode source for 𮢌 (JMJ-060277). Its administrative-font chart maps M060277 to 錦; the project supports official text, including names.

The Han-era Chinese dictionary Shuowen Jiezi describes 錦 as patterned silk from Xiangyi, a weaving center. In Japan’s Nara period, Chinese brocade decorated Buddhist sites and elite dress. The Kokin Wakashū (905–914), an early poetry anthology, uses 紅葉の錦 (“autumn leaves like brocade”), a distinct Japanese image shaped by Chinese literature.

Questions people ask

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Why does 𮢌 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 𮢌

Windows (Word)
Alt+XType 2E88C, then Alt+X to get 𮢌.
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-2e88c”.
Linux
Ctrl+Shift+UType 2e88c, then Enter or Space.
HTML
𮢌
CSS
\2E88C
Codes and encoding1 code points
HTML decimal
𮢌
HTML hex
𮢌
CSS content
content: "\2E88C";
Each escape is closed by the next backslash; a trailing space is needed before a literal hex digit.
URL encoded
%F0%AE%A2%8C
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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