What 𑒆 means
It is Tirhuta’s standalone letter for a long “u” vowel. It can form a vowel-only syllable; 𑒴 is the dependent sign that attaches the same vowel to a preceding consonant.
The oldest known Tirhuta inscriptions date to the 13th century. Tirhuta descends from Gauḍī, also called Proto-Bengali, a script that grew from the older Brahmi script family. By the 14th century, Tirhuta was distinct from related Bengali, Newa (Newari), and Odia (formerly Oriya) scripts. It served Sanskrit first, then Maithili from the 14th century.
Tirhuta carried religious and literary manuscripts, genealogies, and personal letters. Devanagari replaced it as Maithili’s primary script in the late 20th century.
How do I type 𑒆?
Use the Malar Tirhuta transliteration keyboard. As of 2026, its help table maps this letter to uu, U, or oo; the separate sign uses uu\, U\, or oo\.
As of 2026, Tirhuta on a Maithili ceremonial invitation, sign, or heritage item signals a Maithili script tradition.
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Questions people ask
1Why does 𑒆 show as a box?
A box means the current font lacks Tirhuta support. As of 2026, Noto Sans Tirhuta provides dedicated support; the font changes the display, not the character.
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- Also called
- Mithilakshar · Mithilakshara · Maithili script
- Search it as
- tirhuta uu · mithilakshar uu · mithilakshara uu · maithili script uu · tirhuta vowel sign uu · tirhuta long u
- Shows up in
- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
𑒆\11486uu, U, or oo.uu\, U\, or oo\; the backslash selects the combining vowel sign.Codes and encoding1 code points
A visible symbol can contain several code points. JS .length counts UTF-16 units; UTF-8 counts bytes.