What 𛰇 means
It represents B within a Duployan word. Duployan is shorthand: consonant and vowel signs join into an outline, so this sign usually contributes to a word rather than standing alone.
How did Duployan shorthand spread?
It spread through adaptations for different languages. Émile Duployé published the original French stenography in 1860. In 1890, Father Jean-Marie-Raphaël Le Jeune adapted it in British Columbia for Chinook Jargon and several First Nations languages. The Kamloops Wawa, published 1891–1923, preserves a substantial record of this Chinook writing. Other adaptations served English, German, Spanish, and Romanian; their spelling conventions were not all identical.
Why does Duployan Letter B look different in a word?
Its outline can change as signs join. Duployan letters connect, combine, and sometimes overlap, and the font’s shaping affects how a sequence appears. A box in place of the sign means the font lacks Duployan support.
Specialist writing-system character; outside Duployan text it may look like an unexplained shorthand specimen.
For readers who do not know Duployan, include a Latin transcription of the word.
What it means when someone sends it to you
3 readingsDon't confuse it with
4Questions people ask
1Why does 𛰇 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 𛰇
𛰇\1BC07Codes and encoding1 code points
A visible symbol can contain several code points. JS .length counts UTF-16 units; UTF-8 counts bytes.