What 𘮎 means
It is a character in Khitan small script.
As of 2026, scholars have deciphered only part of the script. Some signs stand for words; others record sounds, usually grouped to spell a word.
When was Khitan small script created?
Tradition places its creation around 925.
Yelü Diela, a Khitan royal, is credited with creating it to write Khitan. Its forms draw on Chinese characters; accounts also link it to Uyghur writing, though the scripts differ. The oldest dated small-script epitaph, for Yelü Yugulin Taishi, is from 1051. These tomb texts honored Khitan royalty and aristocrats. Under the Jin dynasty, Jurchen rulers adapted Khitan models; an edict ended official use in 1191.
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Who writes 𘮎
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Questions people ask
1Why does 𘮎 show as a box?
It can: without Khitan glyph or cluster-layout support, your browser or font may show a box or arrange signs incorrectly.
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How to type or find 𘮎
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- khitan · khitan script · qidan · 18b8e · 契丹小字
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- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
𘮎\18B8ECodes and encoding1 code points
A visible symbol can contain several code points. JS .length counts UTF-16 units; UTF-8 counts bytes.