What 𑓁 means
It marks Sanskrit word-final r or s as a breathy h.
Also called Mithilakshar, Tirhuta descends from Gauḍī (Proto-Bengali), which grew from Brahmi’s Kuṭila branch by the 10th century. Its earliest records are 13th-century temple inscriptions in Bihar and Nepal.
From the 14th century, Tirhuta carried Maithili and Sanskrit religious and scholarly writing. Devanagari replaced it as Maithili’s main script by late 20th century; as of 2026, it remains in manuscripts and letters.
Use it in Tirhuta Sanskrit; elsewhere, it signals a script mismatch.
Do not substitute Devanagari’s visarga.
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Questions people ask
1Why is it a box?
Missing font support can cause this; a 2026 community note names Noto Sans Tirhuta.
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How to type or find 𑓁
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- Mithilakshar · visarga
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- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
𑓁\114C1Codes and encoding1 code points
A visible symbol can contain several code points. JS .length counts UTF-16 units; UTF-8 counts bytes.