What ᰼ means
It marks a sentence boundary in traditional Lepcha writing.
This double-bar form belongs to the traditional ta-rol punctuation set. Use it when preserving traditional Lepcha punctuation, especially in an older text.
A manuscript from c. 1800 preserves traditional punctuation called tshook; a later transcription labels it ta-rol. The difference shows that Lepcha punctuation changed over time.
How do I type ᰼?
Use Unicode input in a text editor.
Enter U1C3C with your editor’s Unicode insertion command; the shortcut depends on the editor. If the mark is missing, use a font with Lepcha coverage.
Why does ᰼ look like Tibetan punctuation?
The Lepcha script has historical ties to Tibetan writing.
That context helps explain the resemblance, but ᰼ is not Tibetan shad །. Font and handwriting variants can shorten ta-rol bars or add dots below, changing how closely the marks resemble each other.
Traditional Lepcha punctuation, suited to preserving older or deliberately traditional text.
Tibetan shad can look similar, but it is a different punctuation mark.
Part of the collection
Don't confuse it with
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Related characters
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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 ᰼
- Also called
- Lepcha ta-rol · Lepcha double danda
- Search it as
- ta-rol · nyet thyoom · Lepcha double bar · Tibetan shad · tshook
- Shows up in
- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
᰼\1C3CCodes and encoding1 code points
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