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𛋈

nushu character-1b2c8

Nüshu syllable character lang33

This character writes <code>lang33</code>, a syllable in the local Chinese dialect of Jiangyong, Hunan, China; it can stand for several words, so context decides which. Nüshu grew from Chinese character forms and served local women for letters and songs. As of 2025, the earliest known Nüshu artifact is a Taiping-era coin minted 1851–1864; a 1933 survey is the first documentary record, and heritage-preservation work is also documented.

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nüshu · nushu · jiangyong · lang33
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What 𛋈 means

They exchanged letters, poems, and wedding gifts. A third-day letter was a booklet of poems and songs a bride received three days after her wedding from sworn sisters—close friends recognized as chosen kin. Women also wrote Nüshu on fans, paper, and handkerchiefs, or embroidered it on cloth.

Questions people ask

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Why does 𛋈 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 𛋈

Windows (Word)
Alt+XType 1B2C8, then Alt+X to get 𛋈.
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 “nushu character-1b2c8”.
Linux
Ctrl+Shift+UType 1b2c8, then Enter or Space.
HTML
&#x1B2C8;
CSS
\1B2C8
Rime Nüshu keyboard
With the separately installed Rime Nüshu keyboard, enter `lang33`, the listed romanization for this Jiangyong syllable.
Codes and encoding1 code points
HTML decimal
&#111304;
HTML hex
&#x1B2C8;
CSS content
content: "\1B2C8";
Each escape is closed by the next backslash; a trailing space is needed before a literal hex digit.
URL encoded
%F0%9B%8B%88
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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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