What 𱇎 means
It is a simplified variant of a Japanese character for ayu. Unicode’s Han-character database links 𱇎 to 𬵂; Japanese references read 𬵂 as ayu (sweetfish) or hio (a young ayu).
In Japan, 𬵂 is classed as a kokuji, a character created in Japan. Ruiju Myōgishō, a Japanese character dictionary compiled in the early 12th century, records ayu; other Japanese glossaries also record hio.
Questions people ask
1Why does 𱇎 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 𱇎
Windows (Word)
Alt+XType 311CE, then Alt+X to get 𱇎.
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-311ce”.
Linux
Ctrl+Shift+UType 311ce, then Enter or Space.
HTML
𱇎CSS
\311CECodes and encoding1 code points
HTML decimal
𱇎
HTML hex
𱇎
CSS content
content: "\311CE";
Each escape is closed by the next backslash; a trailing space is needed before a literal hex digit.
URL encoded
%F0%B1%87%8E
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.