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variation selector-242

Variation Selector-242

Variation Selector-242 has no meaning alone; in an ideographic variation sequence (IVS), it follows an ideographic character—often a Han character—to request a specific glyph. IVSes preserve exact CJK forms in names or historical text when font choice cannot. As of 2026-08-03, Unicode lists no registered sequence using it.

Text symbol

What 󠇡 means

It preserves a specific CJK glyph variant in plain text. A 2000 Unicode proposal outlined the supplementary range; a 2003 ideograph proposal described a registry for names, places, dictionaries, and historical records. Each registered pair identifies glyph forms for one character; the selector has no fixed regional or stylistic meaning. Unsupported pairs leave the base visible and the selector invisible.

Technical and invisible; meaningful only in a valid, registered pair.

Alone or unsupported, it leaves the base glyph unchanged.

Part of the collection

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Variation Selectors

Questions people ask

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 or find 󠇡

Also called: VS-242 · VS242
Search it as: IVS · CJK glyph variant · Han glyph variant
Shows up in: Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws

Windows (Word)

⎇Alt+XType E01E1, then AltX 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-242”.

Linux

⎈Ctrl+⇧Shift+UType e01e1, then Enter or Space.

HTML

󠇡

CSS

\E01E1

CJK input method

Choose a complete registered IVS if your input method offers one; VS-242 alone selects no glyph.

Codes and encoding1 code points

HTML decimal

󠇡

HTML hex

󠇡

CSS content

content: "\E01E1";

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

URL encoded

%F3%A0%87%A1

On screen

Code points

JS .length

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

Accents & marks659 symbols

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