What ꘜ means
It is a Vai logogram for “head” or “be able to.”
Vai is written with a syllabary: most signs represent syllables, but kung can stand for a whole word.
Vai writing served for records and correspondence, especially for traders. The earliest surviving sample dates to 1834; manuscripts show later changes in the sign’s form.
Is ꘜ still used?
It belongs to historical Vai writing, not ordinary modern use.
A Vai orthography summary says that, as of April 2026, only two older logograms remain in use; ꘜ is not one.
It signals historical Vai writing or script study.
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Who writes ꘜ
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Questions people ask
1Why does ꘜ 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 ꘜ
- Search it as
- kung · kuŋ · Vai logogram
- Shows up in
- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
ꘜ\A61CCodes and encoding1 code points
A visible symbol can contain several code points. JS .length counts UTF-16 units; UTF-8 counts bytes.