What 𘲟 means
𘲟 is a Khitan sign; its Unicode name doesn't translate it.
The script is partly deciphered. Phonetic signs usually form word-sized clusters, while some logograms stand alone. The Unicode label follows this code point; it does not say which job the sign had.
The script was designed to write Khitan. Traditional accounts credit Yelü Diela, brother of the Liao founder, with devising it about 925; a 2026 study argues practical standardization came later. Its forms draw on Chinese writing; Uyghur writing is linked to its sound system.
An epitaph from the Chongxi era (1032–1055) is the earliest known small-script text; the earliest securely dated example is from 1051. Khitan writing continued under Jin rule before a 1191 ban. Jurchen writing later followed Khitan models.
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Who writes 𘲟
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Questions people ask
1Why does 𘲟 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 𘲟
- Search it as
- khitan writing · khitan glyph · khitan font · khitan text
- Shows up in
- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
𘲟\18C9FCodes and encoding1 code points
A visible symbol can contain several code points. JS .length counts UTF-16 units; UTF-8 counts bytes.