What ⁌ means
It introduces a list item or specially formatted passage. Its unusual pointed shape gives the marker a distinct typographic style.
Middle Scots is an older written form of Scots, the language of the manuscript. A 1901–05 printed edition reproduces the mark.
Specialized and typographic; suited to deliberately formatted text.
Its wedge can look directional; use an arrow for movement.
Don't confuse it with
1Questions people ask
1Why does ⁌ 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 ⁌
Windows (Word)
Alt+XType 204C, then Alt+X to get ⁌.
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 “black leftwards bullet”.
Linux
Ctrl+Shift+UType 204c, then Enter or Space.
HTML
⁌CSS
\204CMicrosoft Word
Type 204C, then press Alt+X.
Codes and encoding1 code points
HTML decimal
⁌
HTML hex
⁌
CSS content
content: "\204C";
Each escape is closed by the next backslash; a trailing space is needed before a literal hex digit.
URL encoded
%E2%81%8C
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On screen
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Code points
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JS .length
3
UTF-8 bytes
A visible symbol can contain several code points. JS .length counts UTF-16 units; UTF-8 counts bytes.