What ᱇ means
It stands for the number seven. The Lepcha script is thought to have been devised around 1720 by Sikkim’s king Chakdor Namgyal. It was based directly on Tibetan writing: the Tibetan forms that preceded it were written in vertical columns, while Lepcha runs in horizontal lines from left to right. Lepcha texts include lessons, letters, calculations of auspicious times, and religious works. A writing-practice book dated 1846 is an early surviving example.
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4Questions people ask
1Why does the Lepcha seven show as a square?
A square means the device lacks a font glyph for ᱇. As of 2026, SIL’s Mingzat font supports Lepcha; OpenType support also matters for correct rendering of surrounding Lepcha text.
How to type ᱇
Windows (Word)
Alt+XType 1C47, then Alt+X to get ᱇.
Windows
Win+Rrun charmap for the full table, or use the emoji picker's Ω symbols tab (Win + .).
macOS
Control+Command+SpaceOpen the character viewer and search “lepcha digit seven”.
Linux
Ctrl+Shift+UType 1c47, then Enter or Space.
HTML
᱇CSS
\1C47SIL Lepcha keyboard
As of 2026, SIL lists a phonetic Lepcha keyboard for Linux, macOS, Windows, and mobile; select its Lepcha layout and type with its sound-based mapping.
Codes and encoding1 code points
HTML decimal
᱇
HTML hex
᱇
CSS content
content: "\1C47";
Each escape is closed by the next backslash; a trailing space is needed before a literal hex digit.
URL encoded
%E1%B1%87
1
On screen
1
Code points
1
JS .length
3
UTF-8 bytes
A visible symbol can contain several code points. JS .length counts UTF-16 units; UTF-8 counts bytes.