What ᰁ means
ᰁ is one Lepcha letter for kl: k followed by l.
Latin-letter kla names the letter; a vowel sign can change its inherent vowel.
One account dates Lepcha script development to around 1720, during Chakdor Namgyal’s rule. It derives from Tibetan; final-consonant marks resemble Kirat/Limbu writing, but influence is uncertain. It was used for teaching, stories, prayers, songs, and religious works. Its use later declined; schools and literary publications also used it.
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Who writes ᰁ
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Questions people ask
1Is kla one letter or ka plus la?
One letter. Latin-letter kla names one character, not ka followed by a separate la.
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How to type or find ᰁ
- Search it as
- kla · kl · Rong
- Shows up in
- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
Windows (Word)
Windows
HTML
ᰁCSS
\1C01Lepcha keyboard
As of 2026, SIL’s phonetic input works on desktop, web, and mobile.
Vowel order
Type vowel signs after the base; some Lepcha fonts place them on its left.
Codes and encoding1 code points
HTML decimal
ᰁ
HTML hex
ᰁ
CSS content
content: "\1C01";
Each escape is closed by the next backslash; a trailing space is needed before a literal hex digit.
URL encoded
%E1%B0%81
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On screen
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Code points
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JS .length
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UTF-8 bytes
A visible symbol can contain several code points. JS .length counts UTF-16 units; UTF-8 counts bytes.