What 𞁠 means
It marks a sound pattern in linguistic notation.
An archiphoneme groups phonemes—sound types that distinguish words—when a position erases their contrast. Subscripts mark that category; superscripts can show pronunciation detail.
A 1905 study of Serbian dialects used Cyrillic subscripts to note vowel-sound shifts. A 1981 study of Russian and Polish sound systems shows this ef in archiphonemic notation. The notation key fixes its reading.
Don't confuse it with
1Questions people ask
1Can NFKC normalization turn 𞁠 into ф?
Yes. NFKC compatibility normalization maps 𞁠 to ordinary Cyrillic ф, erasing the lowered distinction.
How to type 𞁠
Windows (Word)
Alt+XType 1E060, then Alt+X to get 𞁠.
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 “cyrillic subscript small letter ef”.
Linux
Ctrl+Shift+UType 1e060, then Enter or Space.
HTML
𞁠CSS
\1E060Codes and encoding1 code points
HTML decimal
𞁠
HTML hex
𞁠
CSS content
content: "\1E060";
Each escape is closed by the next backslash; a trailing space is needed before a literal hex digit.
URL encoded
%F0%9E%81%A0
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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.