What 𞥀 means
It represents /g͡b/, a consonant released from “g” into “b.” In Fula, also called Fulfulde, Gbe is a supplementary letter used for loanwords and proper names.
Adlam developed in Guinea around 1989 as a way to write Fulfulde. It is written from right to left, and some letters can join; those conventions draw on Arabic writing. Adlam has its own distinct letter shapes.
Don't confuse it with
4Questions people ask
1Why does 𞥀 show as a box on some devices?
Because that device's fonts have no glyph for it. The character is still correct and still copies correctly — the box is a missing glyph, not a broken character.
How to type 𞥀
Windows (Word)
Alt+XType 1E940, then Alt+X to get 𞥀.
Windows
Win+Rrun charmap for the full table, or use the emoji picker's Ω symbols tab (Win + .).
macOS
Control+Command+SpaceOpen the character viewer and search “adlam small letter gbe”.
Linux
Ctrl+Shift+UType 1e940, then Enter or Space.
HTML
𞥀CSS
\1E940Codes and encoding1 code points
HTML decimal
𞥀
HTML hex
𞥀
CSS content
content: "\1E940";
Each escape is closed by the next backslash; a trailing space is needed before a literal hex digit.
URL encoded
%F0%9E%A5%80
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On screen
1
Code points
2
JS .length
4
UTF-8 bytes
A visible symbol can contain several code points. JS .length counts UTF-16 units; UTF-8 counts bytes.