What 𑌶 means
It represents Sanskrit śa, a consonant written “sha.” Grantha is a historical South Indian script used especially for Sanskrit. The bare consonant carries an inherent a; vowel signs change it, while the virama suppresses it when the consonant joins a cluster. In Sanskrit spelling, ś stays distinct from the other sibilants ṣ and s.
Pallava copper plates from the fifth–sixth centuries CE preserve early archaic forms of Grantha. The script developed in a South Indian writing tradition used for Sanskrit, including sacred and Vedic texts. It later appeared in Manipravalam, a mixed Tamil-Sanskrit literary style, as well as in stone inscriptions and palm-leaf manuscripts.
Why does Grantha resemble Tamil and Malayalam?
They belong to related South Indian script histories. Grantha grew within the Pallava-era script tradition. Tamil is a close relative, Malayalam developed from Grantha-related forms, and early Pallava writing also influenced Sinhala and several Southeast Asian scripts. These are historical connections; similar outlines alone do not make characters interchangeable.
How do I type 𑌶 in Grantha?
Use a Grantha keyboard layout. A mnemonic Grantha layout maps transliterated ś to z, ç, or sh; a Grantha INSCRIPT layout includes 𑌶 among its consonant keys. Which keys you press depends on the selected layout.
Specialist script use: Grantha appears in Sanskrit texts, manuscript study, religious writing, and script learning.
As of 2026, a box or blank glyph may mean the selected font lacks Grantha support; the text can still be intact.
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1Why does 𑌶 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.
How to type 𑌶
𑌶\11336Codes and encoding1 code points
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