Japanese Fonts Copy and Paste

Type a line and copy it back in lookalike kanji and kana, with 山 for W and 尺 for R.

Japanese Fonts Copy and Paste

Sample. Type or paste your own to replace it.

Mostly kanji 14 characters

丁山口 廾口凵尺丂 乚卂丁乇

Every letter and number here has a character in this set.

Same text, other sets

  • More kana 14 charactersテ山口 サ口ひ尺ち し卂テヨEvery letter and number here has a character in this set.

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Use these for fun, not for anything that matters. Screen readers read many of these characters badly or skip them, search cannot find them, and some apps strip them or show empty boxes.

All 52 characters: tap one to copy it

52 characters in 4 groups.

With a keyboard: Tab goes into the table once, the arrow keys move inside it, and Enter copies.

Kanji that look like letters 23

Kana for Q, V and Y, which no kanji fits 3

Kana the More kana row swaps in 8

Tap to copy: a smiling kana, then kana and kanji twins 18

Next step Get katakana words that say what they meanChoose a character for its meaning instead

How it works

These Japanese fonts to copy and paste are really characters: every letter becomes a kanji or kana that looks like it, 山 for W. The result is not Japanese. Some apps strip or block these characters, and screen readers may read them badly.

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Two rows: mostly kanji, more kana

The large card sets your line in Mostly kanji, 23 letters as kanji with kana for Q, V and Y. More kana sits below and changes eight letters to hiragana and katakana, the two Japanese syllabaries. Capitals and small letters come out the same. Digits and punctuation stay as typed.

Shapes, not words

Every swap was picked by eye for its shape. 山 means mountain and stands for W. Ten of the 23 kanji are in Japan's jōyō table of 2,136 characters for common use; rare ones like 卂 are not. The kanji nearest T and Y are left out, because Unicode's confusables file lists each as a double of the Latin letter.

Tips
  • In More kana, ケ is ke and テ is te, so K and T keep their sound. The other six do not.
  • Twins end the table, copy-only. Unicode's confusables file pairs fifteen katakana with a Han character, such as カ with 力, power.
  • Kanji and kana are each drawn in a full square, so the line comes out wider than the plain one and wraps sooner.

Questions and answers

Does a Japanese font generator copy and paste real Japanese?

The characters are real and the words are not. Unihan glosses the first three of this page's sample, Two hours late, as male adult, mountain and mouth. By accident 山口 is a real name: Yamaguchi Prefecture is written 山口県.

What is the difference between kanji and kana?

Kanji are the Han characters Japanese shares with Chinese and Korean writing, and each carries a meaning. Kana are two syllabaries: Unicode's standard calls hiragana the cursive one, for Japanese words, and katakana the noncursive one, used for words from other languages.

What does ツ mean?

Nothing by itself: it is the katakana for the syllable tsu. Wikipedia's article on the kana says it became popular as an emoticon for its resemblance to a smiling face, and as part of a shrug. It is in the table, copy-only.

Can I use these characters in a username?

Only where the name field accepts Japanese characters. A form that wants plain letters and digits will refuse the line, and nothing here gets round that. The kanji that Unicode lists as doubles of T and Y are not on this page.

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All 52 characters

Kanji that look like letters 23

  • CJK unified ideograph-4E01, male adult U+4E01. Stands for T. A T with a hook at its foot. Unihan glosses it as "male adult; robust, vigorous". In Japan's jōyō table. A nearer kanji is left out as a listed double of T.
  • CJK unified ideograph-4E02, obstruction of breath U+4E02. Stands for S. A loose fit: a flat top over one hooked stroke, nearer a 5 than an S. Unihan glosses it as "obstruction of breath". Not in Japan's jōyō table.
  • CJK unified ideograph-4E42, govern U+4E42. Stands for X. Two crossed strokes, like a handwritten X. Unihan glosses it as "govern, control, manage". Not in Japan's jōyō table.
  • CJK unified ideograph-4E43, then U+4E43. Stands for B. A B whose stem sweeps away to the left. Unihan glosses it as "then; really, indeed". In Japan's table of kanji for names, not the jōyō table.
  • CJK unified ideograph-4E47, to depend on U+4E47. Stands for E. Three arms like an E: a slanted top, a bar and a hooked foot. Unihan glosses it as "to depend on, to entrust with". Not in Japan's jōyō table.
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Kanji that look like letters, continued

  • CJK unified ideograph-4E59, second U+4E59. Stands for Z. A Z drawn in one stroke, its base ending in an upturned hook. Unihan glosses it as "second; 2nd heavenly stem". In Japan's jōyō table.
  • CJK unified ideograph-4E5A, hidden U+4E5A. Stands for L. An L with a rounded corner and an upturned tip. Unihan glosses it as "hidden, mysterious, secret". Not in Japan's jōyō table.
  • CJK unified ideograph-4E85, hook U+4E85. Stands for J. A J without its top bar. Unihan glosses it as "hook; Kangxi radical 6". Not in Japan's jōyō table.
  • CJK unified ideograph-51E0, small table U+51E0. Stands for N. A small n: two legs under a flat top, the right one kicking out. Unihan glosses it as "small table". Not in Japan's jōyō table.
  • CJK unified ideograph-51F5, receptacle U+51F5. Stands for U. A U with square corners. Unihan glosses it as "receptacle; Kangxi radical 17". Not in Japan's jōyō table.
  • CJK unified ideograph-5200, knife U+5200. Stands for D. A loose fit: the top and right side of a D, with a stroke falling left where the stem should be. Unihan glosses it as "knife". In Japan's jōyō table.
  • CJK unified ideograph-531A, box U+531A. Stands for C. A C with square corners. Unihan glosses it as "box; Kangxi radical 22". Not in Japan's jōyō table.
  • CJK unified ideograph-5342, to fly rapidly U+5342. Stands for A. An A with a flat top and a hooked right leg. Unihan glosses it as "to fly rapidly". Not in Japan's jōyō table.
  • CJK unified ideograph-5343, thousand U+5343. Stands for F. A loose fit: the slanted arm and crossbar of an F, with the stem running through the bar. Unihan glosses it as "thousand". In Japan's jōyō table.
  • CJK unified ideograph-53B6, private, secret U+53B6. Stands for G. A loose fit: an angular hook closed by a short stroke. Katakana mu is its twin. Unihan glosses it as "private, secret; Kangxi radical 28". Not in Japan's jōyō table.
  • CJK unified ideograph-53E3, mouth U+53E3. Stands for O. A square O. Katakana ro is its twin. Unihan glosses it as "mouth". In Japan's jōyō table.
  • CJK unified ideograph-5C38, corpse U+5C38. Stands for P. A P with a square bowl and a stem that sweeps left. Unihan glosses it as "corpse". Not in Japan's jōyō table.
  • CJK unified ideograph-5C3A, Chinese measure U+5C3A. Stands for R. The square bowl of a P with a leg running out to the right, as on an R. Unihan glosses it as "Chinese measure approx. 'foot'". In Japan's jōyō table.
  • CJK unified ideograph-5C71, mountain U+5C71. Stands for W. A W with square corners, its middle stroke the tallest. Unihan glosses it as "mountain, hill, peak". In Japan's jōyō table.
  • CJK unified ideograph-5DE5, labor, work U+5DE5. Stands for I. An I with full serifs. Katakana e is its twin. Unihan glosses it as "labor, work". In Japan's jōyō table.
  • CJK unified ideograph-5EFE, two hands U+5EFE. Stands for H. An H whose left leg kicks outward. Unihan glosses it as "two hands; Kangxi radical 55". Not in Japan's jōyō table.
  • CJK unified ideograph-722A, claw U+722A. Stands for M. An M cut down to a roof over three legs. Unihan glosses it as "claw, nail, talon". In Japan's jōyō table.
  • CJK unified ideograph-7247, slice U+7247. Stands for K. A loose fit: a curved stem with a bar and a bracket to its right. Unihan glosses it as "slice, splinter, strip". In Japan's jōyō table.

Kana for Q, V and Y, which no kanji fits 3

  • Hiragana letter no U+306E. Stands for Q in both rows. Hiragana no: a loop with a stroke through it and an open tail. The loosest fit in the table; no kanji in the test fonts comes nearer.
  • Katakana letter re U+30EC. Stands for V in both rows. Katakana re: a short stem and a long upstroke, a V that leans right.
  • Katakana letter so U+30BD. Stands for Y in both rows. Katakana so, a loose fit: the two arms of a Y without the stem. The nearest kanji is left out as a listed double of Y.

Kana the More kana row swaps in 8

  • Hiragana letter hi U+3072. Stands for U in More kana. Hiragana hi: a U with a tick at each rim.
  • Hiragana letter si U+3057. Stands for L in More kana. Hiragana shi, which Unicode names si: an L whose foot curves up.
  • Hiragana letter ti U+3061. Stands for S in More kana. Hiragana chi, which Unicode names ti. A loose fit: a crossed top over a round belly, nearer a 5 than an S.
  • Katakana letter ke U+30B1. Stands for K in More kana. Katakana ke, so this swap keeps the sound. A loose fit: a slanted stroke, a bar and a leg, with no upright stem.
  • Katakana letter me U+30E1. Stands for X in More kana. Katakana me: two crossed strokes, one long and one short.
  • Katakana letter sa U+30B5. Stands for H in More kana. Katakana sa: an H with a wide crossbar and a right leg that curls in.
  • Katakana letter te U+30C6. Stands for T in More kana. Katakana te, so this swap keeps the sound: a T with a second bar above it and a stem that sweeps left.
  • Katakana letter yo U+30E8. Stands for E in More kana. Katakana yo: an E that faces left. Unicode pairs it with the kanji 彐, which Unihan glosses as snout.

Tap to copy: a smiling kana, then kana and kanji twins 18

  • CJK unified ideograph-4E8C, two U+4E8C. The twin of katakana ni, the tile before it. Unihan glosses it as "two". In Japan's jōyō table.
  • CJK unified ideograph-516B, eight U+516B. The twin of katakana ha, the tile before it. Unihan glosses it as "eight". In Japan's jōyō table.
  • CJK unified ideograph-529B, power U+529B. The twin of katakana ka, the tile before it. Unihan glosses it as "power, capability, influence". In Japan's jōyō table.
  • CJK unified ideograph-5315, spoon U+5315. The twin of katakana hi, the tile before it. Unihan glosses it as "spoon, ladle". Not in Japan's jōyō table.
  • CJK unified ideograph-535C, fortune telling U+535C. The twin of katakana to, the tile before it. Unihan glosses it as "fortune telling". In Japan's table of kanji for names, not the jōyō table.
  • CJK unified ideograph-5915, evening U+5915. The twin of katakana ta, the tile before it. Unihan glosses it as "evening, night, dusk". In Japan's jōyō table.
  • Hiragana letter he U+3078. Hiragana he, the twin of katakana he in the tile before it.
  • Katakana letter e U+30A8. Katakana e. Unicode's confusables file pairs it with the kanji 工, this table's I, so the two can pass for each other.
  • Katakana letter ha U+30CF. Katakana ha. Unicode's confusables file pairs it with the kanji in the next tile.
  • Katakana letter he U+30D8. Katakana he. Unicode's confusables file pairs it with hiragana he, the next tile: the one pair of twins between the two syllabaries.
  • Katakana letter hi U+30D2. Katakana hi. Unicode's confusables file pairs it with the kanji in the next tile.
  • Katakana letter ka U+30AB. Katakana ka. Unicode's confusables file pairs it with the kanji in the next tile.
  • Katakana letter mu U+30E0. Katakana mu. Unicode's confusables file pairs it with the kanji 厶, this table's G.
  • Katakana letter ni U+30CB. Katakana ni. Unicode's confusables file pairs it with the kanji in the next tile, and ni is also how Japanese says two.
  • Katakana letter ro U+30ED. Katakana ro. Unicode's confusables file pairs it with the kanji 口, this table's O.
  • Katakana letter ta U+30BF. Katakana ta. Unicode's confusables file pairs it with the kanji in the next tile.
  • Katakana letter to U+30C8. Katakana to. Unicode's confusables file pairs it with the kanji in the next tile.
  • Katakana letter tu U+30C4. Katakana tsu, which Unicode names tu. Wikipedia's article on the kana says it became popular as an emoticon for its resemblance to a smiling face, and as part of a shrug.

How this list was compiled: All 52 rows were generated by a script. Kana names, the script of every row (Han, Katakana or Hiragana), ages and blocks are from the Unicode Character Database, version 18.0.0: https://www.unicode.org/Public/18.0.0/ucd/UnicodeData.txt, https://www.unicode.org/Public/18.0.0/ucd/Scripts.txt, https://www.unicode.org/Public/18.0.0/ucd/DerivedAge.txt and https://www.unicode.org/Public/18.0.0/ucd/Blocks.txt. A Han character's name is made by rule from its code point. The sound of a kana is the last word of its name, or the alias https://www.unicode.org/Public/18.0.0/ucd/NamesList.txt gives where the usual spelling differs (shi, chi, tsu). Every meaning of a Han character is quoted from the kDefinition field of the Unihan database, https://www.unicode.org/Public/18.0.0/ucd/Unihan.zip; Unicode Standard Annex 38, https://www.unicode.org/reports/tr38/, says those definitions are for modern written Chinese and are usually but not always the same in other languages. x.joyo is true where Unihan's kJoyoKanji field has a value and x.jinmeiyo where kJinmeiyoKanji has one; the same annex describes the 2010 jōyō table of 2,136 ideographs for common use in Japan and the table of kanji for personal names. Every Han row has a kIRG_JSource value, a source in a Japanese standard or list. The lookalikes were picked by eye from a render of every candidate in Hiragino Kaku Gothic W3, Hiragino Mincho ProN and Arial Unicode MS, and x.fit (close or loose) is that judgement and no one else's; no converter's table was copied. Every row is in all three fonts, which leaves out U+5344 and U+957F. The rule for leaving characters out uses the skeleton of Unicode Technical Standard 39 (https://www.unicode.org/reports/tr39/, version 18.0.0) computed from https://www.unicode.org/Public/security/latest/confusables.txt (version 18.0.0, dated 2026-08-06): no row may have a skeleton made only of plain Latin letters, digits or punctuation. That removes U+4E05 (a double of T), U+4E2B (a double of Y), U+3007, U+30CE and two Bopomofo letters. x.conf is the skeleton where the file gives one, which is how the twins in the last group were found: the file pairs fifteen katakana letters of the Katakana block with a Han character (twelve as the source of a line, ホ and メ as its target, ノ by way of the slash it shares with 丿; re-counted on 2026-09-20 by grouping every line by its target), and katakana he with hiragana he. The note on U+30C4 is from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tsu_(kana), and ni as the Japanese reading of the character for two is from Unihan's kJapaneseOn field. Version 1.1 dates from June 1993 (https://www.unicode.org/history/publicationdates.html). All checked on 2026-09-20. Kana names are the official ones in sentence case. Licence: own work (Han character meanings quoted from the Unihan database, other facts restated from the Unicode Character Database, both under the Unicode License v3, https://www.unicode.org/license.txt; facts from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0, restated in our own words)