What 𑁉 means
It marks a smaller textual division.
Brahmi punctuation uses dot, double dot and line for smaller divisions, and crescent bar and lotus for larger ones.
Archaeologists report Brahmi writing on Anuradhapura pottery fragments from the beginning of the fourth century BCE; Ashoka’s third-century-BCE edicts are another early record. A 2006 proposal describes rare use by Indologists (ancient India scholars) in script, inscription, historical-language and text-editing studies.
Don't confuse it with
1Questions people ask
1Why can 𑁉 look different across fonts?
Regional Brahmi shapes are represented chiefly through fonts, so a shape change alone does not mean a different character.
How to type 𑁉
Windows (Word)
Alt+XType 11049, 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 “brahmi punctuation dot”.
Linux
Ctrl+Shift+UType 11049, then Enter or Space.
HTML
𑁉CSS
\11049Codes and encoding1 code points
HTML decimal
𑁉
HTML hex
𑁉
CSS content
content: "\11049";
Each escape is closed by the next backslash; a trailing space is needed before a literal hex digit.
URL encoded
%F0%91%81%89
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On screen
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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.