What ꠱ means
It stands for one-half of the unit being counted.
North Indic fraction signs divide each whole into 16 equal parts. ꠱ represents 8/16; smaller signs can be added to it for intermediate values. The family recorded currency, weights, measures, time, and other quantities across several Indic writing systems.
Written use of the family is attested from at least the 16th century, with printed examples as late as 1970. Related Gujarati fraction signs appeared in a 2004 newspaper advertisement to mark quarter-hour times.
How can I type ꠱?
Enter UA831 using your system's Unicode input method.
If your device offers direct code-point entry, enter UA831; the keystrokes depend on its operating system.
A missing glyph for ꠱ means your font lacks its drawing. Another font may show the regional fraction in a different style without changing its value.
Historical accounting notation for quantities; it belongs in records where regional fraction signs are expected.
In ordinary prose, ½ or 1/2 is clearer if the reader may not know this notation.
What it means when someone sends it to you
4 readingsOne-half of the relevant unit or quantity.
Don't confuse it with
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Related characters
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Questions people ask
1Why does ꠱ 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.
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How to type or find ꠱
- Also called
- adha · adho · ardho
- Search it as
- ꠱ · a831 · u+a831 · 1/2 · half · fraction · accounting sign · anna
- Shows up in
- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
꠱\A831Codes and encoding1 code points
A visible symbol can contain several code points. JS .length counts UTF-16 units; UTF-8 counts bytes.