What ꩙ means
It means nine in Cham writing.
Cham’s Indian-derived numerals marked quantities and dates. Stone inscriptions gave way to cursive manuscripts that also recorded calendars. The earliest known Cham inscription at Đông Yên Châu is placed in the 4th century CE; that dates script evidence, not this digit.
As of 2026, Eastern Cham uses the native script; Western Cham also uses Jawi, an Arabic-based script.
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4Questions people ask
1Why does ꩙ show as a box?
Your active font lacks Cham coverage; switch to one that supports Cham.
How to type ꩙
Windows (Word)
Alt+XType AA59, then Alt+X to get ꩙.
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 “cham digit nine”.
Linux
Ctrl+Shift+UType aa59, then Enter or Space.
HTML
꩙CSS
\AA59How to type ꩙
The regular 9 key enters 9, not ꩙; choose a text input method with Cham support.
Codes and encoding1 code points
HTML decimal
꩙
HTML hex
꩙
CSS content
content: "\AA59";
Each escape is closed by the next backslash; a trailing space is needed before a literal hex digit.
URL encoded
%EA%A9%99
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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.