U+3237 "" Parenthesized Ideograph Congratulation Unicode Character

Unicode Version 18.0

Source: Noto Sans CJK Source: Browser Default

U+3237 "" Parenthesized Ideograph Congratulation is a CJK (Chinese, Japanese, and Korean) compatibility ideograph that represents the single character for "congratulation" enclosed in a pair of parentheses, forming a compact symbol often used in East Asian writing systems for celebratory or formal contexts. It is part of the Enclosed CJK Letters and Months block, which includes various parenthesized and circled ideographs for use in lists, signage, or telegraph codes. This specific character, with the ideograph "祝" (meaning congratulate or wish), was historically employed in Japanese typography and telecommunication standards, such as in clipped text or numbered lists, to denote a congratulatory note or section heading. While it remains available in modern Unicode for legacy support, its practical use has diminished with the rise of plain text and emoji.

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding
㈷
HTML Hex Encoding
㈷
UTF-8 Encoding
0xE3 0x88 0xB7
UTF-16 Encoding
0x3237
UTF-32 Encoding
0x00003237
C/C++/Java Escape
\u3237