What ﹋ means
It marks a wavy line above text. In Chinese editorial typography, a related wavy line below the words can mark a book or poem title; a straight line can mark a proper name. The position changes the reading: ﹋ is above, while ﹏ is below.
FE49–FE4C were retained as compatibility characters so conversion to and from CNS, an older Chinese character encoding, could preserve these line forms. As of 2026-09-14, Chinese layout guidance describes wavy title lines; modern mainland Chinese text generally uses angle-bracket title marks, while wavy lines remain in some textbooks and older publications.
What does it mean when someone sends ﹋?
It looks like a formatting mark without more context. Readers familiar with Chinese editorial typography may connect the line family to title marking; others may see a stray line. If someone sends it alone, ask what it was meant to mark.
A specialist or legacy typography mark. In ordinary chat, a lone ﹋ looks like stray formatting.
On its own, it may look like a broken line; ask what it was meant to mark.
What it means when someone sends it to you
3 readingsDon't confuse it with
3Questions people ask
2Why did ﹋ appear after old-text conversion?
It may preserve an older Chinese line style. FE49–FE4C were kept so character data in the older CNS encoding could survive conversion out and back.
Can ﹋ format nearby text?
No. It is a standalone line character, not an instruction that styles the neighboring words.
How to type ﹋
﹋\FE4BCodes and encoding1 code points
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