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variation selector-245

Variation Selector 245

This invisible variation selector can request a particular way to draw a Han character when it follows that character in a registered pair. Its number does not name a specific shape; the exact pair does.

Text symbol
Also called
VS245
Search it as
ivs · ideographic variation sequence · invisible character · kanji variant · hanzi variant · cjk glyph variant
Shows up in
Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws

What 󠇤 means

It can request a specific form for a preceding Han character. Han characters appear as Chinese characters, Japanese kanji, and Korean hanja. In an ideographic variation sequence (IVS), the base character—the Han character before the selector—and a registered selector identify a particular glyph, or drawing, of that same character. This can preserve the intended form of a personal or place name. The selector has no universal variant of its own; the exact pair defines the form.

Why is Variation Selector 245 invisible?

It has no visible glyph of its own. When the exact IVS is registered and supported for display, the base character can appear in the requested form. If the pair is invalid or unsupported, the selector is ignored and the base appears as usual. The selector can still be present in the text even when the line looks unchanged.

Don't confuse it with

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󠄜
Variation Selector-45
shares “selector”, “variation”
󠄝
Variation Selector-46
shares “selector”, “variation”
󠄞
Variation Selector-47
shares “selector”, “variation”
󠄟
Variation Selector-48
shares “selector”, “variation”

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 E01E4, 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-245”.
Linux
Ctrl+Shift+UType e01e4, then Enter or Space.
HTML
󠇤
CSS
\E01E4
HTML source
To enter U+E01E4 in HTML source, write `󠇤`; an HTML parser turns this hexadecimal numeric reference into the selector.
Codes and encoding1 code points
HTML decimal
󠇤
HTML hex
󠇤
CSS content
content: "\E01E4";
Each escape is closed by the next backslash; a trailing space is needed before a literal hex digit.
URL encoded
%F3%A0%87%A4
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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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