What 𑘈 means
It is Modi’s independent vowel for vocalic L.
“Vocalic” means an L-like sound serves as a syllable’s vowel. Modi emerged in the 16th century for administration and was used mainly for Marathi, as well as Hindi, Gujarati, Kannada, Konkani, Persian, Tamil and Telugu. Maratha governments used it officially from the 17th century until it was discontinued in the 1950s, when Devanagari became standard for Marathi.
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Who writes 𑘈
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Don't confuse it with
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Questions people ask
1Why does 𑘈 show as a box?
A font without Modi support may show a blank box; the text still contains 𑘈.
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How to type or find 𑘈
- Search it as
- vocalic L · Modi vowel
- Shows up in
- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
Windows (Word)
Windows
HTML
𑘈CSS
\11608Codes and encoding1 code points
HTML decimal
𑘈
HTML hex
𑘈
CSS content
content: "\11608";
Each escape is closed by the next backslash; a trailing space is needed before a literal hex digit.
URL encoded
%F0%91%98%88
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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.