What ⸆ means
It points to words found in another textual version. In a Greek New Testament critical apparatus—notes comparing readings in manuscripts and editions—⸆ marks where those extra words belong, and the apparatus gives the alternate wording. It is an editorial pointer, not a word to add automatically to the main text.
Outside that notation, the mark does not explain itself. If someone sends it without the apparatus, ask what source or notation they are using before assigning it a tone.
Where did ⸆ come from?
Its history runs through Greek New Testament editing. The critical-apparatus tradition reaches back to Eberhard Nestle’s first Greek edition in 1898; Erwin Nestle’s 1927 edition had a consistent critical apparatus. Unicode groups ⸆ with editorial signs used in Greek New Testament textual criticism.
Specialist editorial punctuation for textual critics, editors, and readers of critical editions.
Without its apparatus, do not guess at tone; ask what notation the sender means.
Don't confuse it with
2Questions people ask
1Why does ⸆ show as a square?
It can. A square or blank may mean the active font lacks this glyph, even though the text still contains the character. Try a font with support and inspect the rendered result.
How to type ⸆
⸆\2E06Codes and encoding1 code points
A visible symbol can contain several code points. JS .length counts UTF-16 units; UTF-8 counts bytes.