What 𑀀 means
It nasalizes the vowel. The sound resonates through the nose; no separate consonant is added.
Brahmi is a historical writing system securely documented in the emperor Ashoka's inscriptions from the third century BCE. Its letterforms varied by region and period, so there is no single timeless outline.
A scholarly mark for transcribing historical Brahmi.
Check the spelling before substituting anusvara.
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Who writes 𑀀
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Don't confuse it with
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Related characters
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Questions 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.
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How to type or find 𑀀
- Also called
- chandrabindu · anunasika
- Search it as
- anusvara
- Shows up in
- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
Windows (Word)
Windows
HTML
𑀀CSS
\11000Mac Brahmi layout
As of 2026, one community Mac Brahmi layout maps OptionM (AltM on some key labels) to this sign. Install and select that layout first.
Codes and encoding1 code points
HTML decimal
𑀀
HTML hex
𑀀
CSS content
content: "\11000";
Each escape is closed by the next backslash; a trailing space is needed before a literal hex digit.
URL encoded
%F0%91%80%80
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On screen
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Code points
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JS .length
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UTF-8 bytes
A visible symbol can contain several code points. JS .length counts UTF-16 units; UTF-8 counts bytes.