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𑅁

chakma danda

Chakma Danda

In Chakma writing, 𑅁 marks the end of a sentence, much like a period. The paired 𑅂 marks a larger division.

Text symbol
Also called
ekacilyaa
Search it as
danda · full stop · period · punctuation · Chakma punctuation
Shows up in
Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws

What 𑅁 means

It signals that the written sentence is complete.

The Chakma language has its own script. Grierson’s 1903 Linguistic Survey of India, a survey of South Asian languages, includes a Chakma script chart; a Chakma punctuation chart from 1982 shows this mark beside commas and other familiar marks. A Unicode proposal reproduces handwritten text with both marks and a 2004 poetry sample.

Neutral sentence punctuation.

As of 2026, the Chakma transliterator's Ubuntu package includes Noto Sans Chakma for glyphs default fonts lack; a blank box can mean missing coverage.

Don't confuse it with

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𑅂
Chakma Double Danda
Single or double mark: 𑅁 is the single stop; 𑅂 is its paired mark for a larger text division.

Questions people ask

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Why 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 11141, 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 “chakma danda”.
Linux
Ctrl+Shift+UType 11141, then Enter or Space.
HTML
𑅁
CSS
\11141
Input
As of 2026, the Lexilogos Chakma keyboard maps / or | to 𑅁; two presses produce 𑅂.
Codes and encoding1 code points
HTML decimal
𑅁
HTML hex
𑅁
CSS content
content: "\11141";
Each escape is closed by the next backslash; a trailing space is needed before a literal hex digit.
URL encoded
%F0%91%85%81
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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.

Families this belongs to

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Indian scripts3,440 symbols

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