What ⷱ means
It supplies a raised Che in an abbreviated word.
In medieval Cyrillic handwriting, scribes could shorten words by lifting a letter above the line. Church Slavonic, used for Orthodox worship and texts, carried forms of this practice into print.
In a Synodal Church Slavonic example, заⷱ҇ abbreviates зачало, a numbered passage used in worship. The raised Che belongs to that spelling; by itself, it has no fixed meaning.
Is ⷱ a titlo?
No. It is the raised letter, not the covering mark.
The separate ҇, called pokrytie, can cover the raised letter. The related ҃, called a titlo, is an abbreviation mark. They are separate characters, so a transcription can preserve the marks used in a particular text.
How do I type ⷱ?
Insert it after the letter it attaches to.
Use a Unicode insertion tool or a keyboard layout for Church Slavonic text. In заⷱ҇, the order is з, а, ⷱ, then ҇. Include the last mark only when the spelling calls for it.
Specialist and liturgical: this is Church Slavonic abbreviation typography.
Don't confuse it with
1Combination ideas
1Questions people ask
2Can ⷱ stand alone?
No, not as an ordinary letter. A font may show a dotted circle when this combining mark has no preceding letter; the circle is only a display aid.
Why does ⷱ look misplaced?
The font may position combining marks poorly. Check the character order first; if it is correct, try a font that supports historical Cyrillic text.
How to type ⷱ
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