What 𞋵 means
It is the Wancho-script digit for five.
The project began in 2001, when schoolboy Banwang Losu found the Latin alphabet could not capture Wancho tones while recording village information. He shared a draft in 2012 and published a primer in 2013.
In 2023, Losu said the script should support communication and preserve Wancho stories and songs shared orally. This character belongs to that writing system’s numeral set.
Don't confuse it with
4Combination ideas
150 in Wancho decimal notation.
Questions people ask
1Why does 𞋵 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.
How to type 𞋵
Windows (Word)
Alt+XType 1E2F5, then Alt+X to get 𞋵.
Windows
Win+Rrun charmap for the full table, or use the emoji picker's Ω symbols tab (Win + .).
macOS
Control+Command+SpaceOpen the character viewer and search “wancho digit five”.
Linux
Ctrl+Shift+UType 1e2f5, then Enter or Space.
HTML
𞋵CSS
\1E2F5Windows (Word/Outlook)
As of September 2026, enter `1E2F5` and press `Alt+X` in Word or Outlook.
Linux (GNOME/GTK)
As of September 2026, press `Ctrl+Shift+U`, type `1E2F5`, then press `Enter`.
Mac Unicode Hex Input
As of September 2026, macOS Unicode Hex Input cannot enter this five-digit code; Keyman lists a Wancho keyboard for macOS.
Codes and encoding1 code points
HTML decimal
𞋵
HTML hex
𞋵
CSS content
content: "\1E2F5";
Each escape is closed by the next backslash; a trailing space is needed before a literal hex digit.
URL encoded
%F0%9E%8B%B5
1
On screen
1
Code points
2
JS .length
4
UTF-8 bytes
A visible symbol can contain several code points. JS .length counts UTF-16 units; UTF-8 counts bytes.