What ᠕ means
It marks five in Mongolian-script numbers. Its position among other digits builds values such as ᠑᠕ (15) and ᠕᠐ (50).
Mongolian numeral forms were adapted from Tibetan models in the thirteenth century for writing numbers in Mongolian-script text.
In vertical Mongolian text, numbers may run across a column or turn to follow it; the font and writing layout shape the result.
Don't confuse it with
1Combination ideas
2Fifteen: five is in the ones place.
Fifty: five is in the tens place.
Questions people ask
1Why does ᠕ show as a box on some devices?
Because that device's fonts have no glyph for it. The character is still correct and still copies correctly — the box is a missing glyph, not a broken character.
How to type ᠕
Windows (Word)
Alt+XType 1815, then Alt+X to get ᠕.
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 “mongolian digit five”.
Linux
Ctrl+Shift+UType 1815, then Enter or Space.
HTML
᠕CSS
\1815how to type ᠕
Choose five on a Mongolian-script keyboard's numeral layer; key placement depends on the layout.
Mongolian keyboard
An on-screen traditional Mongolian keyboard is a practical fallback when that layout is unavailable.
Codes and encoding1 code points
HTML decimal
᠕
HTML hex
᠕
CSS content
content: "\1815";
Each escape is closed by the next backslash; a trailing space is needed before a literal hex digit.
URL encoded
%E1%A0%95
1
On screen
1
Code points
1
JS .length
3
UTF-8 bytes
A visible symbol can contain several code points. JS .length counts UTF-16 units; UTF-8 counts bytes.