What 𑖼 means
It marks nasalization in the preceding syllable. In Sanskrit writing, candrabindu preserves that nasal element. The Siddham nasal mark attaches to a host syllable; it is not a letter on its own.
Siddham grew from India’s Brahmi-based writing tradition and was used for Sanskrit Buddhist texts. A surviving Siddham manuscript is catalogued to the late Gupta period/7–8th century. The famous Hōryūji manuscript leaves, associated with a Buddhist temple in Japan, were traditionally dated to 609, but a 2021 study rejects that date. In China and Japan, Siddham took on sacred Buddhist uses while candrabindu kept its sound-marking role.
Specialist and ritual: this mark belongs in Siddham manuscript study or Buddhist liturgy.
Do not treat it as a standalone word.
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1Why does 𑖼 look detached?
It is a nonspacing mark that needs a host character. Without one, or with a font that lacks Siddham support, it may float apart or fail to appear.
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- Also called
- candrabindu · chandrabindu · chandravindu
- Search it as
- nasal mark · Siddham mark · bonji · anusvara
- Shows up in
- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
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