What 𐬼 means
𐬼 is the large two dots over one dot punctuation. Unicode classifies it as punctuation and files it in the Avestan block; this site shelves it under Ancient scripts.
Its appearance depends on the font and text styling.
How it is encoded
𐬼 is a single code point, U10B3C. In HTML that is 𐬼, and in CSS \10B3C.
For Avestan texts and editions; outside them, the mark’s role is unclear.
Avoid it as a decorative English full stop.
Part of the collection
What it means when someone sends it to you
2 readingsA large stop or division boundary; sentence force varies by manuscript.
Don't confuse it with
2Worth knowing
- Avestan script descends from Book Pahlavi, a historical Middle Persian script, and was also used for Pazand texts. This hierarchy is Avestan, not modern Persian.
Questions people ask
1Why does 𐬼 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 𐬼
- Search it as
- Avestan punctuation · Avesta punctuation · three-dot mark · Avestan sentence mark · Avestan full stop · Avestan manuscript mark
- Shows up in
- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
Windows (Word)
Windows
macOS
HTML
𐬼CSS
\10B3CCodes and encoding1 code points
HTML decimal
𐬼
HTML hex
𐬼
CSS content
content: "\10B3C";
Each escape is closed by the next backslash; a trailing space is needed before a literal hex digit.
URL encoded
%F0%90%AC%BC
1
On screen
1
Code points
2
JS .length
4
UTF-8 bytes
A visible symbol can contain several code points. JS .length counts UTF-16 units; UTF-8 counts bytes.