What ྇ means
It marks a Sanskrit syllable as guru: heavy. In Sanskrit poetry, meter counts syllables by weight: a long vowel or a following consonant cluster can make one heavy. The sign sits above the syllable it classifies.
The mark was borrowed from Sanskrit grammar for metrical notes in Sanskrit works written in Tibetan script. Tibetan grammar does not use it. The paired sign ྆ marks laghu, or a light syllable.
It is a combining mark, so it attaches above the syllable instead of occupying a space of its own. As of 2026, it may look misplaced or missing without a suitable Tibetan base or font support.
A specialist mark for Sanskrit meter written in Tibetan script.
Do not use it in ordinary Tibetan writing.
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?
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.
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How to type or find ྇
- Also called
- yang ta
- Search it as
- yang rtags · guru · laghu · Sanskrit prosody · Tibetan combining mark
- Shows up in
- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
྇\0F87Codes and encoding1 code points
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