U+337B

Heisei era㍻

Heisei era is a monochrome text character from the Unicode CJK Compatibility block, listed here under Japanese & CJK Symbols. Copy it with one click, or use the hex, octal, decimal and HTML entity codes below to embed it in web pages, code, and documents. It is often searched for as "japan", "year".

Quick facts

Unicode
U+337B
Decimal
13179
Hex
0x337B
Octal
0o31573

Unicode identity

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Code pointOfficial Unicode notationU+337B
Official nameUnicodeData.txt, Unicode 18.0.0SQUARE ERA NAME HEISEI
Unicode 1.0 nameLegacy aliasSQUARED TWO IDEOGRAPHS ERA NAME HEISEI
DecimalBase 1013179
HexadecimalBase 160x337B
OctalBase 80o31573
BinaryBase 20011001101111011
General categorySymbol, otherSo
Unicode blockU+3300–U+33FFCJK Compatibility
PlaneBasic Multilingual Plane (BMP, Plane 0)

HTML & CSS

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HTML entity (decimal)㍻
HTML entity (hex)㍻
CSS content escapeUse inside content: "…"\337B
URL encodedPercent-encoded UTF-8%E3%8D%BB

Programming languages

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JavaScript / TypeScript\u337B
JSONUTF-16 surrogate pairs\u337B
Python\u337B
Java / C# / Kotlin\u337B

Byte encodings

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UTF-83 bytesE3 8D BB
UTF-16 (BE)337B
UTF-32 (BE)0000337B

How to type Heisei era

  • Windows

    Hold Alt and type +337B with the hex numeric keypad option enabled, or type 337B then press Alt+X in Word and most Office apps.

  • macOS

    Enable the Unicode Hex Input keyboard, hold Option, and type 337B. Or open Character Viewer (Control+Command+Space) and search "Heisei era".

  • Linux

    Press Ctrl+Shift+U, type 337b, then press Space or Enter in GTK apps. IBus and most terminals support the same sequence.

  • HTML, CSS & code

    Paste the character directly, or use the escapes above: ㍻ in HTML, \337B in CSS, and \u337B in JavaScript.

Official Unicode reference

Character name
SQUARE ERA NAME HEISEI
Unicode 1.0 name
SQUARED TWO IDEOGRAPHS ERA NAME HEISEI
Block
CJK Compatibility (U+3300–U+33FF)
General category
So — Symbol, other

Data from the Unicode Character Database, version 18.0.0. See the official code chart for the CJK Compatibility block: U3300.pdf (PDF, unicode.org).

Frequently asked questions

How do I copy the Heisei era symbol?

Click the Copy button at the top of this page, or select ㍻ and press Ctrl+C (Cmd+C on Mac). It is plain Unicode text, so it pastes into documents, chats, code, and design tools.

What is the Unicode code point for Heisei era?

Heisei era is U+337B (decimal 13179, hexadecimal 0x337B, octal 0o31573). It lives in the CJK Compatibility block (U+3300–U+33FF) of the Basic Multilingual Plane (BMP, Plane 0).

What is the official Unicode name of Heisei era?

The Unicode Standard (version 18.0.0) names this character "SQUARE ERA NAME HEISEI"; its Unicode 1.0 name was "SQUARED TWO IDEOGRAPHS ERA NAME HEISEI". Its General_Category is So (Symbol, other).

What is the HTML code for Heisei era?

Use ㍻ or ㍻. In CSS, use content: "\337B".

How do I type Heisei era in code?

JavaScript: "\u337B". Python: "\u337B". JSON and Java: "\u337B". The UTF-8 byte sequence is E3 8D BB.

Is Heisei era an emoji?

No. Heisei era is a text symbol and renders as a monochrome glyph in the current font. Some platforms may offer an emoji variant when U+FE0F is appended.

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