What ߸ means
In N’Ko punctuation, ߸ marks a short pause or phrase break.
N’Ko was devised in 1949 for Manding writing after Arabic- and Latin-based attempts missed tone, the pitch differences that help distinguish words.
Why does ߸ look misplaced?
N’Ko runs right to left; check the paragraph direction.
An incorrect base direction can reorder mixed-script text, and some fonts leave a gap before ߸. That changes how it looks, not its punctuation role.
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 07F8, 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 “nko comma”.
Linux
Ctrl+Shift+UType 07f8, then Enter or Space.
HTML
߸CSS
\07F8Unicode input
Use a Unicode picker or enter U+07F8 in a Unicode-capable tool.
Codes and encoding1 code points
HTML decimal
߸
HTML hex
߸
CSS content
content: "\07F8";
Each escape is closed by the next backslash; a trailing space is needed before a literal hex digit.
URL encoded
%DF%B8
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On screen
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Code points
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JS .length
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UTF-8 bytes
A visible symbol can contain several code points. JS .length counts UTF-16 units; UTF-8 counts bytes.