Khitan small-script character 18C8A

Kane’s 2009 index lists 𘲊 as sign 376 but assigns no meaning or reading. The Khitan small script wrote Khitan vertically with signs for words and sounds. Tradition credits Yelü Diela with its creation around 925; a 2026 study argues for later standardization, citing a 1051 grave inscription as the earliest securely dated text. The script was said to draw on Uyghur writing; Jin-dynasty Jurchen writing adapted Khitan models.