What ⸃ means
It closes the marked span. ⸂ opens it. A 2003 Unicode proposal says Nestle introduced this sign set; it documents its use in Nestle-Aland editions.
Why is there a dotted pair?
The dots mark a second alternative. ⸄…⸅ is used when ⸂…⸃ already marks a variant in the same verse; ⸉…⸊ marks words in a different order.
Specialist editorial punctuation for textual criticism of the Greek New Testament.
It belongs to an edition’s notation, not general-purpose grouping.
Don't confuse it with
4Combination ideas
2One alternate passage in the main text.
A second variant in that verse.
Questions 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 2E03, 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 “right substitution bracket”.
Linux
Ctrl+Shift+UType 2e03, then Enter or Space.
HTML
⸃CSS
\2E03Unicode picker
The Apparatus SIL font’s 2012 chart lists it but supplies no keyboard; use your editor’s Unicode picker.
Codes and encoding1 code points
HTML decimal
⸃
HTML hex
⸃
CSS content
content: "\2E03";
Each escape is closed by the next backslash; a trailing space is needed before a literal hex digit.
URL encoded
%E2%B8%83
1
On screen
1
Code points
1
JS .length
3
UTF-8 bytes
A visible symbol can contain several code points. JS .length counts UTF-16 units; UTF-8 counts bytes.