What ꛵ means
It separates phrases in modern Bamum writing. Under King Njoya, Bamum writing began around 1896. After several revisions, it changed from signs representing words or ideas to the A-ka-u-ku syllabary, where signs represent spoken syllables, by the early 1900s. Earlier Bamum texts did not use punctuation; ꛵ belongs to this later writing system.
In the later revisions, Bamum punctuation drew on European conventions, and the Bamum word recorded for “comma” was borrowed from a Western language. The script was also used for history, administration, correspondence, maps and other writing.
How do I type the Bamum comma?
Choose UA6F5 in a Unicode picker or use a Bamum keyboard.
A standard comma key inserts the comma used with Latin letters instead. If ꛵ appears missing or as a box, the selected font may not support Bamum.
Neutral and practical: it marks phrasing in Bamum writing.
For writing with Latin letters, use that script's comma; ꛵ is Bamum punctuation.
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What it means when someone sends it to you
2 readingsSeparates phrases, broadly like a comma.
Don't confuse it with
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Related characters
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Questions people ask
1Will the Bamum comma look the same in every font?
No. Its appearance depends on font design and Bamum coverage; a fallback or missing glyph can change what appears.
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How to type or find ꛵
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- Bamum punctuation · Bamum script · A-ka-u-ku · Bamun · bamoun comma · Shumom · italic T · slanted T · T shaped comma
- Shows up in
- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
꛵\A6F5Why is ꛵ a box on my screen?
fsymbols draws rare signs with its own fonts, so they show here even where your device has none. An app or website without such a font shows an empty box (□) or a question mark instead. Turn our fonts off to see each sign as your device draws it by itself: a box here means a box in your chats and documents too.
Codes and encoding1 code points
A visible symbol can contain several code points. JS .length counts UTF-16 units; UTF-8 counts bytes.