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𑅀

chakma section mark

Chakma Section Mark

The Chakma section mark 𑅀 divides larger parts of Chakma writing rather than ending a sentence. Some fonts draw it like a flower or leaf, but its job stays the same.

Text symbol
Also called
phulacihna · phulachina
Search it as
Chakma section divider · Chakma punctuation · flower mark
Shows up in
Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws

What 𑅀 means

It marks a new section in Chakma text.

The 1982 Chakma primer Cāṅmār āg pudhi, an introductory book, includes it in a chart of punctuation and digits. A 2009 encoding proposal reproduces the chart and calls the mark phulacihna, meaning “flower mark”; phulachina is another spelling of that name.

Its role is structural: it separates sections, while Chakma danda, double danda, and question mark work at sentence level.

What does it mean when someone sends 𑅀 alone?

A lone 𑅀 is best treated as a text or character reference.

Its established role is structural. Without surrounding Chakma text, typography, or input discussion, a standalone send is ambiguous. Ask what text or display the sender is referring to instead of assigning it a mood.

Why does 𑅀 look like a flower or leaf?

Its outline can vary by region and font.

The encoding proposal records regional forms from India and Bangladesh. In Noto Sans Chakma, some shapes resemble flowers or leaves.

Unicode gives ⁕ similar line-breaking behavior, but that technical match does not show the signs share an origin.

Formal, structural punctuation for Chakma text or a discussion of Chakma typography.

A lone 𑅀 leaves the sender’s intent unclear.

What it means when someone sends it to you

2 readings
Between two Chakma sections
Marks a section boundary; the following passage starts a new unit.
Sent alone, with no surrounding Chakma text
Probably a character or display test; the sender’s intent is unclear.

Don't confuse it with

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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 11140, 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 section mark”.
Linux
Ctrl+Shift+UType 11140, then Enter or Space.
HTML
𑅀
CSS
\11140
IPD Linux layout
On the IPD Linux layout, use AltGr + ; to type 𑅀 on Linux. The project labels this punctuation-layer placement a first cut.
Blank box
If 𑅀 appears as a blank box, the font may lack coverage. The IPD layout bundles Noto Sans Chakma because Ubuntu’s built-in fonts can miss glyphs produced by that layout.
Codes and encoding1 code points
HTML decimal
𑅀
HTML hex
𑅀
CSS content
content: "\11140";
Each escape is closed by the next backslash; a trailing space is needed before a literal hex digit.
URL encoded
%F0%91%85%80
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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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