What ꠷ means
It marks a zero-valued place between older currency units.
In 108꠷꠴, it means 108 rupees, no pavalī, and 2 ānā—smaller units in the old currency.
It appears in Marathi and Gujarati records and later in Devanagari print. Peshwa-era records attest it from at least the 16th century.
Archival; it points to historical currency notation.
It marks an absent denomination, not a generic blank.
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How to type or find ꠷
- Also called
- ali
- Search it as
- pavali · pavalī · Modi number notation · historical currency mark
- Shows up in
- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
Windows (Word)
Windows
HTML
꠷CSS
\A837How to type ꠷
Microsoft Word (2026): enter A837, then press AltX.
Codes and encoding1 code points
HTML decimal
꠷
HTML hex
꠷
CSS content
content: "\A837";
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URL encoded
%EA%A0%B7
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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
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