What ࠭ means
It flags an alternative reading for the word it marks.
A variant reading is another way to read a written word; this sign identifies which word has an alternative.
Samaritan writing has roots around 600 BCE and evolved from linear Old Hebrew, probably directly from Phoenician. Manuscript examples date to 1189 and the 13th century; these dates do not date ࠭.
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Who writes ࠭
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Don't confuse it with
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Questions people ask
1Why does ࠭ show as a box on some devices?
Not every system ships a font for the Samaritan block. Where none is installed, the character shows as an empty box; adding a font such as Noto fixes it. The character itself is still correct and copies correctly.
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How to type or find ࠭
- Search it as
- nequdaa · nequda · Samaritan variant reading · Samaritan punctuation nequdaa
- Shows up in
- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
Windows (Word)
Windows
HTML
࠭CSS
\082DOrder
How do I type Samaritan mark nequdaa? Type a Samaritan letter first, then ࠭.
Display
Why might Samaritan mark nequdaa look broken? Check for Samaritan font coverage and software that can position combining marks.
Codes and encoding1 code points
HTML decimal
࠭
HTML hex
࠭
CSS content
content: "\082D";
Each escape is closed by the next backslash; a trailing space is needed before a literal hex digit.
URL encoded
%E0%A0%AD
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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.