What 𛱴 means
It is an affix sign for the word-part “trans-.”
Duployan was French phonetic shorthand; Pernin adapted it for faster English note-taking.
Émile Duployé’s system first appeared around 1867. Pernin brought an English adaptation to the United States in 1877; his 1882 edition retained its core approach but differed substantially from the French original.
Why does the t-stroke cross the next sign?
It folds the prefix into one stroke.
An English prefix is a word-part at a word’s start. In his 1917 manual, Pernin explains that contracted prefixes save writing time: the t-stroke passes through the next sign. If that sign is t or d, the writer skips it and crosses the next convenient sign.
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Questions people ask
1Why does 𛱴 show as a box on some devices?
Not every system ships a font for the Duployan block. Where none is installed, the character shows as an empty box; adding a font such as Noto fixes it. The character itself is still correct and copies correctly.
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