What ㈲ means
In Japanese company names, ㈲ marks a 有限会社, a limited-company form.
Japan legislated this form in 1938 for smaller firms; it took effect in 1940. Its rules were simpler, and ownership transfers were restricted.
From 2006, Japan barred new 有限会社. Existing firms continued as 特例有限会社, a transitional special limited-company status.
Japanese business shorthand; outside company names, its meaning is easy to miss.
Without company context, 有 may read as the ordinary “have” character.
Don't confuse it with
4Questions people ask
1Why does ㈲ become (有)?
It has a compatibility mapping: normalization expands ㈲ into an opening parenthesis, 有, and a closing parenthesis.
How to type ㈲
Windows (Word)
Alt+XType 3232, then Alt+X to get ㈲.
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 “parenthesized ideograph have”.
Linux
Ctrl+Shift+UType 3232, then Enter or Space.
HTML
㈲CSS
\3232How to enter ㈲
Search U+3232 in a character viewer. Japan's e-Gov form may reject it; as of 2026, enter (有) if it does.
Codes and encoding1 code points
HTML decimal
㈲
HTML hex
㈲
CSS content
content: "\3232";
Each escape is closed by the next backslash; a trailing space is needed before a literal hex digit.
URL encoded
%E3%88%B2
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On screen
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Code points
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JS .length
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UTF-8 bytes
A visible symbol can contain several code points. JS .length counts UTF-16 units; UTF-8 counts bytes.