What 釦 means
It means button; its older sense belongs to metalwork.
The Han-era Shuowen Jiezi, a Chinese character dictionary, defines 釦 as metal trim around a vessel opening. Later Chinese dictionaries use it for clothing fasteners. Japanese dictionaries also record a button pressed to ring a bell or operate a machine; an example dates to 1885.
Japanese normally writes the word ボタン (“button”); 釦 is a rare kanji spelling.
Who writes 釦
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Questions people ask
1Is 釦 an emoji?
No. As of 2026, it is a text character drawn by your font, not vendor emoji artwork.
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How to type or find 釦
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- 釦 meaning · 扣 · 鈕
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- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
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釦CSS
\91E6Codes and encoding1 code points
HTML decimal
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HTML hex
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CSS content
content: "\91E6";
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URL encoded
%E9%87%A6
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