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variation selector-196

Variation Selector-196

This invisible selector can request a variant glyph after an East Asian character, but only in a registered pair. Exact kanji forms can matter in Japanese names and records. The Ideographic Variation Database (IVD) dated 2026-08-03 lists no pair using this selector.

Text symbol
Search it as
ivs · vs196 · invisible character · kanji variant
Shows up in
Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws

What 󠆳 means

The 2026-08-03 IVD lists no pair using it.

This is modern text machinery: variation selectors let plain text preserve a glyph choice that font settings cannot. In Japan, exact forms of kanji (Chinese-derived characters used in Japanese writing) can matter in names and public records; registries define different variants for different needs.

Why can't I see this character?

It has no standalone glyph to show.

Unsupported pairs leave the base unchanged and hide the selector. To copy this invisible character, use the hero's Copy button; there is no visible glyph to select.

Technical text control, not a chat signal.

Use it only as part of its exact registered pair.

Don't confuse it with

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Questions people ask

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Why 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 E01B3, 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 “variation selector-196”.
Linux
Ctrl+Shift+UType e01b3, then Enter or Space.
HTML
󠆳
CSS
\E01B3
Codes and encoding1 code points
HTML decimal
󠆳
HTML hex
󠆳
CSS content
content: "\E01B3";
Each escape is closed by the next backslash; a trailing space is needed before a literal hex digit.
URL encoded
%F3%A0%86%B3
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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.

Families this belongs to

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Accents & marks659 symbols