What 𞴂 means
It is the Ottoman siyaq sign for two.
Siyaq builds numbers by adding signs for ones, tens, hundreds, and higher places. It runs right to left; in compounds, units come before tens.
Where did Ottoman siyakat come from?
It grew from Persianate government accounting.
The wider siyaq system appears in revenue records by early 10th century. It reached Ottoman lands through the Ilkhanids, a Mongol dynasty in Iran. Ottoman financial and land-tax registers used it by the 15th century and through Abdülaziz's reign; officials refined it under Mehmed II. Its compact forms saved space and made sensitive accounts difficult for outsiders to read.
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Questions people ask
1Why does 𞴂 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 𞴂
- Also called
- Siyakat Number Two
- Search it as
- siyaq · siyakat · siyaq numeral · siyakat number 2 · ottoman number 2
- Shows up in
- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
𞴂\1ED02Codes and encoding1 code points
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