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medefaidrin small letter k

Medefaidrin Small Letter K

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This is the small k in Medefaidrin, with the same hard k sound as in “kite.” Alone, it reads as a letter sample; the surrounding message gives it context. If it appears as a box, the font probably cannot draw it.

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What 𖹬 means

It writes the k sound; alone, it is a letter sample.

The Oberi Okaime (“Church freely given”) Christian community in southeastern Nigeria uses Medefaidrin for worship and teaching. Community tradition says the language was revealed to Bishop Ukpong in 1927; the group's secretary, Jakeld Udofia, transcribed it into writing. Its paired capital and small letters reflect English spelling conventions.

The script supported lessons, letters, contracts, and dealings with institutions. It also helped the community identify itself and organize daily life under colonial rule. By the 1930s, the group had opened a school; British authorities closed it within a year.

Someone sent me 𖹬—what does it mean?

Alone, it is a letter sample; context supplies the sender's reason.

After the school's closure, worship and member correspondence continued as wider use declined. Udofia resumed Sunday-school teaching in 1986. A 2010 account described handwritten notebooks on grammar and mathematics, letters, and official documents, some already in poor condition.

How do I type this exact letter?

On Keyman’s phonetic US QWERTY layout, press k.

A keyboard can enter the letter while the app still displays a box if its font lacks Medefaidrin coverage. In 2022, a Google Noto font existed for the script, with little other implementation support recorded.

Cultural and specialist; outside the Oberi Okaime tradition, an isolated letter needs context.

Alone, it cannot tell a general reader why it was sent.

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Who writes 𖹬

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What it means when someone sends it to you

3 readings

Read it as the small k sound in that word.

Questions people ask

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Why is the Medefaidrin character a box?

A missing font is the likely cause. The text can be correctly encoded while the app lacks a glyph to draw it; a font with Medefaidrin coverage can display it.

How to type or find 𖹬

Also called
Medefidrin K · Obɛri Ɔkaimɛ K
Search it as
medefidrin · oberi okaime · spirit language · spirit script · medefaidrin k · medefaidrin keyboard · medefaidrin font
Shows up in
Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
Windows (Word)
⎇Alt+XType 16E6C, then AltX to get 𖹬.
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 “medefaidrin small letter k”.
Linux
⎈Ctrl+⇧Shift+UType 16e6c, then Enter or Space.
HTML
𖹬
CSS
\16E6C
Medefaidrin keyboard k key
Keyman's phonetic US QWERTY layout uses the k key for this letter. On mobile, some characters sit behind long-press keys.
Codes and encoding1 code points
HTML decimal
𖹬
HTML hex
𖹬
CSS content
content: "\16E6C";
Each escape is closed by the next backslash; a trailing space is needed before a literal hex digit.
URL encoded
%F0%96%B9%AC
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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.

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