What means
It marks a word split at the end of a Garay line. Garay was created in Senegal by Assane Faye to write Wolof; it first appeared in print in January 1961.
Its design draws on Arabic and Latin writing, and its right-to-left direction reflects Arabic influence. By 2024, documented uses included textbooks, folktales, maps, a Qur’an translation and Mandinka literacy work. Wolofal is another way to write Wolof, using Arabic script.
Don't confuse it with
1Questions people ask
1Why does appear as a box?
The active font lacks a Garay glyph and substitutes a box; a Garay-capable font can display the mark.
How to type
Windows (Word)
Alt+XType 10D6E, then Alt+X to get .
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 “garay hyphen”.
Linux
Ctrl+Shift+UType 10d6e, then Enter or Space.
HTML
𐵮CSS
\10D6EMac Unicode Hex Input
As of 2026, Unicode Hex Input handles at most four hex digits, so it cannot enter 10D6E. Use a method that accepts five-digit code points.
Codes and encoding1 code points
HTML decimal
𐵮
HTML hex
𐵮
CSS content
content: "\10D6E";
Each escape is closed by the next backslash; a trailing space is needed before a literal hex digit.
URL encoded
%F0%90%B5%AE
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On screen
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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.