What 𐫲 means
It marks a major division in Manichaean punctuation. In prose, it separates a larger unit; in verse, it ends a strophe, a group of lines. The smaller mark 𐫳 divides a shorter unit or half-verse.
The Manichaean script developed from Aramaic writing traditions, including Palmyrene and Syriac. This punctuation appears in Central Asian manuscripts in Middle Iranian (older Iranian) languages and Old Uyghur (an earlier Turkic language), helping divide religious and literary texts.
Don't confuse it with
1Questions people ask
1Why is this symbol a box?
The font displaying it lacks this Manichaean glyph. A font with Manichaean coverage can show it; the text can still contain 𐫲 when the screen displays a box.
How to type 𐫲
Windows (Word)
Alt+XType 10AF2, then Alt+X to get 𐫲.
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 “manichaean punctuation double dot within dot”.
Linux
Ctrl+Shift+UType 10af2, then Enter or Space.
HTML
𐫲CSS
\10AF2Codes and encoding1 code points
HTML decimal
𐫲
HTML hex
𐫲
CSS content
content: "\10AF2";
Each escape is closed by the next backslash; a trailing space is needed before a literal hex digit.
URL encoded
%F0%90%AB%B2
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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.