What 𑓙 means
It is the Tirhuta numeral for nine. Tirhuta was Maithili's traditional script and also appeared in Sanskrit manuscripts.
Tirhuta grew from Gauḍī
Gauḍī, also called Proto-Bengali, evolved from Brahmi's Kuṭila branch by the 10th century. Tirhuta, Bengali, Newar, and Odia descend from Gauḍī; Tirhuta had become distinct from them by the 14th century.
The oldest surviving Tirhuta inscriptions are temple records in Bihar and Nepal from the 13th century. In the late 20th century, Devanagari replaced Tirhuta as Maithili's main script.
It is a numeral in Tirhuta text; the surrounding writing sets the tone.
Without a font that supports Tirhuta, it may show as a box or missing-glyph mark.
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Questions people ask
1Why does 𑓙 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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𑓙\114D9Codes and encoding1 code points
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