What ꢾ means
It replaces the consonant’s built-in a with e.
An unmarked Saurashtra consonant carries a vowel conventionally written a; ꢾ is the dependent mark for e. For e at a word’s start, use the independent letter ꢌ.
How did print shape the Saurashtra script?
Printing reshaped the modern script in the 1880s.
The earliest documented book in the Saurashtra script, Sourashtranadhi, was printed in 1880.
Local publishers developed fonts for Saurashtra books and periodicals in the 1880s. The Saurashtra language has also been written in Telugu, Tamil, and Devanagari; in 1920, a resolution adopted Devanagari for the language.
How can I type ꢾ?
Choose a Saurashtra keyboard and its short e input.
As of 2026, Lexilogos maps e to short ꢾ and ee or uppercase E to long ꢿ. Keyman offers a Saurashtra Inscript layout for browser, desktop, and mobile keyboards.
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Who writes ꢾ
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What it means when someone sends it to you
2 readingsIt changes that syllable’s built-in a to short e.
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Questions people ask
1Why does ꢾ show as a box?
It can when the font lacks Saurashtra coverage. As of 2026, Noto Sans Saurashtra is one documented font option.
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How to type or find ꢾ
- Also called
- Sourashtra vowel sign e
- Search it as
- ꢾ · Saurashtra e · Sourashtra e · Saurashtra e sign · Saurashtra matra
- Shows up in
- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
ꢾ\A8BECodes and encoding1 code points
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