What 𘲔 means
It contributes bir to words such as ilbir.
Khitan small script spells words with compact phonetic groups. Ilbir, translated “tribal judge,” shows how this sign fills one part of a word.
How was Khitan small script used?
It was created to write the Khitan language. Creation is dated to about 925 and credited to Yelü Diela; Uyghur writing is named as inspiration, though the scripts look little alike. It was used alongside Khitan large script.
Most surviving small-script texts are stone epitaphs. Use spans Liao, Qara Khitai and Jin rule. The earliest known datable text is from 1053; the latest, 1175. Jin authorities ended official use in 1191.
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Who writes 𘲔
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Questions people ask
1Why does 𘲔 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.
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How to type or find 𘲔
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- khitan · khitan small script · bir · ilbir · khitan character · 契丹小字
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- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
𘲔\18C94Codes and encoding1 code points
A visible symbol can contain several code points. JS .length counts UTF-16 units; UTF-8 counts bytes.