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𑌈

grantha letter ii

Grantha Letter II

𑌈 is Grantha’s long i (ī), like the ‘ee’ in ‘see,’ for a syllable beginning with a vowel. Grantha wrote Sanskrit, an ancient Indian language, and appeared in Tamil–Sanskrit writing. After a consonant, the same vowel takes an attached sign.

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What 𑌈 means

It is Grantha’s independent long-i letter.

𑌈 stands alone; 𑍀 attaches that vowel after a consonant.

Grantha grew from southern Brahmi, an early Indian script, through Pallava writing in South India. Related forms appear in Pallava inscriptions from the fourth century CE; modern Grantha dates to after the thirteenth century CE. It added Sanskrit sound distinctions Tamil script lacked. Manipravalam mixed both scripts in Tamil–Sanskrit literature. Grantha manuscripts preserve Sri Lankan Sanskrit medical and ritual texts and Siamese (Thai) mantras and praise poems.

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Who writes 𑌈

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Don't confuse it with

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Grantha Letter I

Short i; 𑌈 marks the long vowel.

Grantha Vowel Sign Ii

Dependent long-i sign; 𑌈 stands alone.

Questions people ask

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Why is 𑌈 blank?

A font without Grantha coverage may hide it; use a font that supports Grantha.

How to type or find 𑌈

Search it as: grantha · ii · long i · grantham
Shows up in: Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws

Windows (Word)

⎇Alt+XType 11308, then AltX to get 𑌈.

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 “grantha letter ii”.

Linux

⎈Ctrl+⇧Shift+UType 11308, then Enter or Space.

HTML

𑌈

CSS

\11308

Transliteration keyboard

On a Grantha transliteration keyboard, type ii or capital I for long ī; direct input uses a Grantha keyboard layout.

Codes and encoding1 code points

HTML decimal

𑌈

HTML hex

𑌈

CSS content

content: "\11308";

Each escape is closed by the next backslash; a trailing space is needed before a literal hex digit.

URL encoded

%F0%91%8C%88

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On screen

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Code points

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JS .length

4

UTF-8 bytes

A visible symbol can contain several code points. JS .length counts UTF-16 units; UTF-8 counts bytes.

Families this belongs to

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Indian scripts3,440 symbols

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