What 𐔌 means
It is Elbasan’s letter corresponding to Albanian h.
The alphabet was devised around 1750 for the Gospel, the earliest known Albanian text written in an original alphabet.
A historical letter, not a modern standard
The 1761 manuscript contains Albanian New Testament translations. At the 1908 Monastir Congress, Albanian delegates adopted a Latin-based alphabet adapted to Albanian sounds. Most Elbasan shapes seem newly created, though some may reflect Greek and Cyrillic influence.
Historical Albanian orthography.
Alone, read it as a letter or script reference; a blank box is a font issue.
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Who writes 𐔌
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Questions people ask
1Why does 𐔌 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.
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How to type or find 𐔌
- Search it as
- Elbasan h · Albanian h · Elbasan Gospel · old Albanian alphabet
- Shows up in
- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
𐔌\1050C𐔌.Codes and encoding1 code points
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