Lepcha Vowel Sign E

In Lepcha writing, ᰬ changes a consonant’s built-in vowel to e; for standalone e, it follows the carrier ᰣ. The script’s origin is placed in the eighteenth century; its oldest identified handwritten materials date to the second half of the nineteenth century. The sign follows its base in text order but displays below it.

Text symbol

What ᰬ means

It changes the consonant’s vowel to e.

Standalone e uses ᰣ followed by ᰬ. In text order, the sign follows its base but is positioned below it; a font without Lepcha support may misplace it.

Lepcha writing adapts Tibetan script, turning vertical columns into horizontal lines. Accounts credit its creation to either Chakdor Namgyal or Thikúng Mensalóng. Lazóng, a Lepcha primer, teaches letter values; Lepcha texts bring together local religious traditions and Tibetan Buddhism.

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Lepcha, Wancho & Other Scripts of India and Nepal

Who writes ᰬ

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Questions people ask

Why does ᰬ show as a box on some devices?

Not every system ships a font for the Lepcha block. Where none is installed, the character shows as an empty box; adding a font such as Noto fixes it. The character itself is still correct and copies correctly.