What ꩔ means
It marks the value four in Cham text.
A Cham lesson shows the Cham number four beside 100 in a document dated 1702–1810.
Where does Cham writing come from?
Cham writing belongs to the Brahmic family, a group of scripts that developed from writing systems originating in India.
Cham inscriptions are known from around the 5th century CE (the Common Era); handwritten Middle Cham dates from the 15th century, and modern Cham from the 19th century.
Use it in Cham writing, study, or a font test; outside that context, its value may be unclear.
Outside Cham context, ꩔ may not read as four.
Don't confuse it with
4Questions people ask
1Why does ꩔ show as a box?
It can. A box may appear when the chosen font lacks Cham coverage; a font that supports Cham can display the character.
How to type ꩔
꩔\AA54Codes and encoding1 code points
A visible symbol can contain several code points. JS .length counts UTF-16 units; UTF-8 counts bytes.
