What 𮫾 means
It names ise-ebi, the Japanese spiny lobster.
A kokuji is a kanji coined in Japan. A Japanese dictionary of such characters cites Akio Shinozaki’s 1994 book Omoshiroi Sakana no Zatsugaku Jiten, a fish trivia reference, for this reading.
Who writes 𮫾
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Questions people ask
1Why is 𮫾 a box in Word?
The selected font may lack its glyph. As of September 2026, Microsoft Word help advises checking the font if the entered character looks wrong.
How to type or find 𮫾
- Search it as
- ise-ebi · lobster · kokuji
- Shows up in
- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
Windows (Word)
Windows
HTML
𮫾CSS
\2EAFELinux (GNOME/GTK)
As of September 2026, to type 2EAFE on Linux with GNOME/GTK, press CtrlShiftU, enter 2EAFE, then Enter.
macOS Unicode Hex Input
As of September 2026, Apple’s built-in Unicode Hex Input accepts only four hex digits, so it cannot enter this value directly.
Codes and encoding1 code points
HTML decimal
𮫾
HTML hex
𮫾
CSS content
content: "\2EAFE";
Each escape is closed by the next backslash; a trailing space is needed before a literal hex digit.
URL encoded
%F0%AE%AB%BE
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.

