What 𛱞 means
It is a W-vowel used in Chinook writing.
Duployé published Duployan as a French shorthand system for faster writing in 1860. Le Jeune adapted it for Chinook writing in 1891; Kamloops Wawa preserves the largest surviving record from 1891–1923.
In Chinook use, 𛱞 belongs to a series of compound W-vowels. It represents “wee,” “wi,” “we,” or “wei” in a writing system used for Chinook Jargon and other languages of interior British Columbia.
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4Questions people ask
1Why does 𛱞 show as a box?
Your font or text-rendering setup may not support Duployan. The script needs suitable font and shaping support; without it, a box can appear.
How to type 𛱞
Windows (Word)
Alt+XType 1BC5E, then Alt+X to get 𛱞.
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 “duployan letter wi”.
Linux
Ctrl+Shift+UType 1bc5e, then Enter or Space.
HTML
𛱞CSS
\1BC5ECodes and encoding1 code points
HTML decimal
𛱞
HTML hex
𛱞
CSS content
content: "\1BC5E";
Each escape is closed by the next backslash; a trailing space is needed before a literal hex digit.
URL encoded
%F0%9B%B1%9E
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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.