What 🆪 means
A Super Hi-Vision broadcast or feature. SHV names NHK’s ultra-high-definition television system. An electronic program guide is the on-screen schedule; this label identifies a program’s format or feature.
In 2015, Japan proposed 🆪 and companion labels so ultra-high-definition TV program details could travel between televisions and connected devices. The letters and box are one character; typing “SHV” and drawing a border makes different text.
Don't confuse it with
4Questions people ask
1Why does 🆪 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 🆪
Windows (Word)
Alt+XType 1F1AA, 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 “squared shv”.
Linux
Ctrl+Shift+UType 1f1aa, then Enter or Space.
HTML
🆪CSS
\1F1AAMicrosoft Word for Windows
As of 2026-09-29, type 1F1AA, then press Alt+X.
Codes and encoding1 code points
HTML decimal
🆪
HTML hex
🆪
CSS content
content: "\1F1AA";
Each escape is closed by the next backslash; a trailing space is needed before a literal hex digit.
URL encoded
%F0%9F%86%AA
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.