Marchen Subjoined Letter Ta

It is the Marchen subjoined ta used inside a consonant stack.

In Marchen, a base consonant can take one or more lower letters to form a vertical consonant cluster. 𑲚 supplies ta within that cluster; it is not a complete syllable by itself.

Tradition links Marchen to pre-Buddhist Zhang-Zhung, an ancient kingdom and language, and to Bön, a Tibetan religious tradition. Early written evidence is sparse: no early Marchen texts were known as of 2013-10-22; a bronze seal at Menri Monastery bearing a Zhang-Zhung inscription was described then as one of the earliest examples. As of 2013-10-22, uses included contemporary Bön literature, architectural inscriptions, and Tibetan writing. Marchen follows Tibetan’s vertical stacking model, though each script has its own letters.

How do I type 𑲚?

Use a Marchen-aware keyboard or type it after a base consonant.

The Keyman Marchen Direct Input listing, dated 2024-10-04, describes a phonetic QWERTY layout for Tibetan and Zhang-Zhung that outputs Unicode Marchen text. For manual entry, write a base Marchen consonant first, then 𑲚; shaping places the mark below it.

Why does 𑲚 look different in fonts?

Fonts affect both the style and placement of this mark.

Marchen appears in thick, angular and thinner, rounded styles. Correct placement also needs Marchen-aware shaping; without it, this subjoined mark can look detached or misplaced.