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𞁓

cyrillic subscript small letter ve

Cyrillic Subscript Small Letter Ve

𞁓 is a lowered Cyrillic form used in sound transcription. Some systems use its subscript form to label an archiphoneme: a category for sounds whose contrast disappears in a context. Its exact reading depends on the transcription key.

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What 𞁓 means

It labels a sound category in Cyrillic transcription.

An archiphoneme groups sounds a language stops distinguishing in one context; the transcription key identifies the group. Kalnyn and Popova’s 2007 study of two Bulgarian dialects uses 𞁓 in this role. Cyrillic subscripts can label archiphonemes, while superscripts show pronunciation detail. An earlier convention in Serbian linguist Aleksandar Belić’s 1905 dialect study used raised and lowered letters for stronger and weaker vowel values.

Specialist notation: read the subscript using the transcription key.

Do not replace it with ordinary в in a transcription; that erases the subscript distinction.

Don't confuse it with

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𞀲
Modifier Letter Cyrillic Small Ve
shares “cyrillic”, “letter”, “small”, “ve”
𞁑
Cyrillic Subscript Small Letter A
shares “cyrillic”, “letter”, “small”, “subscript”
𞁒
Cyrillic Subscript Small Letter Be
shares “cyrillic”, “letter”, “small”, “subscript”
𞁔
Cyrillic Subscript Small Letter Ghe
shares “cyrillic”, “letter”, “small”, “subscript”

Questions people ask

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Why does 𞁓 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 𞁓

Windows (Word)
Alt+XType 1E053, then Alt+X to get 𞁓.
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 ve”.
Linux
Ctrl+Shift+UType 1e053, then Enter or Space.
HTML
𞁓
CSS
\1E053
Codes and encoding1 code points
HTML decimal
𞁓
HTML hex
𞁓
CSS content
content: "\1E053";
Each escape is closed by the next backslash; a trailing space is needed before a literal hex digit.
URL encoded
%F0%9E%81%93
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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.

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