U+337E

Meiji era㍾

Meiji 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+337E
Decimal
13182
Hex
0x337E
Octal
0o31576

Unicode identity

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Code pointOfficial Unicode notationU+337E
Official nameUnicodeData.txt, Unicode 18.0.0SQUARE ERA NAME MEIZI
Unicode 1.0 nameLegacy aliasSQUARED TWO IDEOGRAPHS ERA NAME MEIZI
DecimalBase 1013182
HexadecimalBase 160x337E
OctalBase 80o31576
BinaryBase 20011001101111110
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: "…"\337E
URL encodedPercent-encoded UTF-8%E3%8D%BE

Programming languages

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JavaScript / TypeScript\u337E
JSONUTF-16 surrogate pairs\u337E
Python\u337E
Java / C# / Kotlin\u337E

Byte encodings

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

How to type Meiji era

  • Windows

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

  • macOS

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

  • Linux

    Press Ctrl+Shift+U, type 337e, 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, \337E in CSS, and \u337E in JavaScript.

Official Unicode reference

Character name
SQUARE ERA NAME MEIZI
Unicode 1.0 name
SQUARED TWO IDEOGRAPHS ERA NAME MEIZI
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 Meiji 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 Meiji era?

Meiji era is U+337E (decimal 13182, hexadecimal 0x337E, octal 0o31576). 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 Meiji era?

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

What is the HTML code for Meiji era?

Use ㍾ or ㍾. In CSS, use content: "\337E".

How do I type Meiji era in code?

JavaScript: "\u337E". Python: "\u337E". JSON and Java: "\u337E". The UTF-8 byte sequence is E3 8D BE.

Is Meiji era an emoji?

No. Meiji 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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