What ⸈ means
The apparatus is the edition’s notes on manuscript differences. ⸈ stands before the affected word or verse; the note explains the transposition.
The 27th edition of Nestle–Aland’s Greek New Testament gives an example (1993). A 2002 editorial draft called ⸈ new to its own system and not yet used there.
⸈ is a specialist New Testament editorial sign, not a general proofreading mark.
Check the apparatus before changing word order.
Don't confuse it with
4Questions people ask
1Why does ⸈ 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 ⸈
Windows (Word)
Alt+XType 2E08, then Alt+X to get ⸈.
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 “dotted transposition marker”.
Linux
Ctrl+Shift+UType 2e08, then Enter or Space.
HTML
⸈CSS
\2E08Codes and encoding1 code points
HTML decimal
⸈
HTML hex
⸈
CSS content
content: "\2E08";
Each escape is closed by the next backslash; a trailing space is needed before a literal hex digit.
URL encoded
%E2%B8%88
1
On screen
1
Code points
1
JS .length
3
UTF-8 bytes
A visible symbol can contain several code points. JS .length counts UTF-16 units; UTF-8 counts bytes.