What 諾 means
In Chinese, it marks assent that can carry a promise.
Early Chinese records use 若 for this kind of reply. Later writing uses 諾 for spoken assent, an undertaking, or official approval.
Regional fonts may draw 諾 differently without changing the character.
Formal in isolation; Chinese compounds use it for consent and promises.
A bare 諾 can sound too formal in a casual exchange.
Combination ideas
3Formal consent or commitment.
A promise.
Praise for keeping one's word.
Questions people ask
1Why does 諾 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 諾
Windows (Word)
Alt+XType 8AFE, then Alt+X to get 諾.
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-8afe”.
Linux
Ctrl+Shift+UType 8afe, then Enter or Space.
HTML
諾CSS
\8AFECodes and encoding1 code points
HTML decimal
諾
HTML hex
諾
CSS content
content: "\8AFE";
Each escape is closed by the next backslash; a trailing space is needed before a literal hex digit.
URL encoded
%E8%AB%BE
1
On screen
1
Code points
1
JS .length
3
UTF-8 bytes
A visible symbol can contain several code points. JS .length counts UTF-16 units; UTF-8 counts bytes.