What 𓃦 means
No: it writes sṯꜣ; context gives the full word its meaning.
The sṯꜣ sign is a phonogram: a sign that writes sound, not the pictured animal. Egyptologists write its three consonants as sṯꜣ; the full word and sentence supply the meaning.
The verb is attested from 2532 BCE to 324 CE in variant spellings. Its Demotic successor—a later Egyptian script—is attested from 650 BCE to 324 CE, with senses including “pull back,” “turn,” and “return.” A box means the font lacks 𓃦; the character does not encode sign grouping or layout.
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Who writes 𓃦
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Questions people ask
1Why does 𓃦 show as a box on some devices?
Not every system ships a font for the Egyptian Hieroglyphs 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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How to type or find 𓃦
- Search it as
- E17A · E17a · jackal sign · sṯꜣ · st3 · Anubis · pull · drag
- Shows up in
- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
𓃦\130E6Codes and encoding1 code points
A visible symbol can contain several code points. JS .length counts UTF-16 units; UTF-8 counts bytes.