What 𐩗 means
It marks a larger text division, often a verse’s end.
Kharoshthi script uses single and double dandas to divide text; the double marks the larger division.
Kharoshthi is almost certainly related to Aramaic, an older writing system. It appears fully formed in inscriptions of the Indian emperor Aśoka at Shahbazgarhi and Mansehra around 250 BCE; its use continued in Gandhara until around the third century CE and in Central Asian records into the seventh century. These dates trace the script, not the first use of 𐩗.
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Questions people ask
1Why isn’t Kharoshthi double danda showing?
Your font may not cover Kharoshthi. The script is written from right to left; a compatible font is needed to display the mark.
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How to type or find 𐩗
- Search it as
- double danda · Kharoshthi punctuation · Gandhari · Kharoshthi danda
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- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
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HTML
𐩗CSS
\10A57Codes and encoding1 code points
HTML decimal
𐩗
HTML hex
𐩗
CSS content
content: "\10A57";
Each escape is closed by the next backslash; a trailing space is needed before a literal hex digit.
URL encoded
%F0%90%A9%97
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On screen
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Code points
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JS .length
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UTF-8 bytes
A visible symbol can contain several code points. JS .length counts UTF-16 units; UTF-8 counts bytes.