What 𑊩 means
It marks the end of a sentence in Multani writing.
Multani was used for everyday and commercial writing. Printing in the nineteenth century broadened its use to literary and Christian texts. The first book printed in Multani was a New Testament in 1819.
What does the 1919 specimen show?
It shows a variant drawing of 𑊩.
The Linguistic Survey of India recorded 𑊩 in 1919 as a glyphic variant—another drawing of the same punctuation. Multani is historically connected to the Landa, Khudawadi, and Khojki writing systems.
Don't confuse it with
1Questions people ask
1Why does 𑊩 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 𑊩
Windows (Word)
Alt+XType 112A9, 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 “multani section mark”.
Linux
Ctrl+Shift+UType 112a9, then Enter or Space.
HTML
𑊩CSS
\112A9Hex input 𑊩
As of 2026-09-14, Word/Outlook: type 112A9, then Alt+X; Linux GTK: Ctrl+Shift+U, type 112A9, then Space. macOS: Character Viewer; Unicode Hex Input accepts only four digits.
Codes and encoding1 code points
HTML decimal
𑊩
HTML hex
𑊩
CSS content
content: "\112A9";
Each escape is closed by the next backslash; a trailing space is needed before a literal hex digit.
URL encoded
%F0%91%8A%A9
1
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.