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variation selector-202

Variation Selector-202

VS202 selects a written form only within a defined character pair. The current Ideographic Variation Database lists no registered pair using VS202 as of 2026-08-03.

Text symbol

Also called: VS202
Search it as: ivs · invisible character
Shows up in: Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws

What 󠆹 means

In a registered pair, it requests a particular glyph form.

A Han character—a Chinese-origin character used in Chinese, Japanese, and Korean writing—comes first; its selector follows. The pair, not the selector number, determines the form. As of 2026-01, CJK font language settings can choose regional Han forms.

This selector family was proposed in 1997 as “Plane 14 Variant Tag” and entered Unicode in 2003. The Ideographic Variation Database keeps separate collections because historical, regional, scholarly, and publishing needs differ. As of 2026, CSS font fallback seeks support for the full pair; without it, the selector is ignored and the base appears unchanged.

Can I delete VS202?

Yes, if it stands alone.

Don't confuse it with

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Variation Selector-17

shares “selector”, “variation”

Variation Selector-18

shares “selector”, “variation”

Variation Selector-19

shares “selector”, “variation”

Variation Selector-20

shares “selector”, “variation”

Questions people ask

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Is VS202 an emoji selector?

No. VS15 requests text style and VS16 emoji style for supported characters; VS202 is in the supplementary set used for ideographic variants.

How to type 󠆹

Windows (Word)

Alt+XType E01B9, 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-202”.

Linux

Ctrl+Shift+UType e01b9, then Enter or Space.

HTML

󠆹

CSS

\E01B9

Codes and encoding1 code points

HTML decimal

󠆹

HTML hex

󠆹

CSS content

content: "\E01B9";

Each escape is closed by the next backslash; a trailing space is needed before a literal hex digit.

URL encoded

%F3%A0%86%B9

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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

1

Accents & marks659 symbols

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