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warang citi digit four

Warang Citi digit four

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𑣤 is the Warang Citi digit for four, used in the writing system developed for Ho. In a message, it gives the quantity four; choosing Warang Citi can also signal Ho-language or script identity to readers familiar with it. A recipient who uses another script may not recognize the character.

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What 𑣤 means

It is the Warang Citi digit for four.

Warang Citi is a writing system developed for the Ho language; 𑣤 gives the value four within it.

Warang Citi's modern development is documented in the 1950s–60s, when Lako Bodra promoted it as part of a cultural program and as an alternative to missionary writing systems. A 13th-century origin belongs to community tradition, not that modern history.

What does it mean when someone sends 𑣤?

It means four to a reader who knows the script.

Recognition depends on a reader's writing experience: people trained in Warang Citi can read it directly, while people used to Devanagari, Odia or Latin—or another way of writing Ho—may need a gloss. Choosing it can foreground Ho-language or script identity.

Ho is related to Santali and Mundari. Warang Citi emerged alongside other modern writing projects for Munda languages, such as Ol Chiki and Sorang Sompeng; their shared setting does not establish that their numeral forms were borrowed. Its work expanded into education, print and digital preservation; in 2023, activists described making fonts, keyboards and online lessons.

Script-specific and identity-marked; it fits Warang Citi writing better than unexplained general chat.

If the recipient may not know Warang Citi, add context so the number is not missed.

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Who writes 𑣤

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What it means when someone sends it to you

3 readings

The value is four; the script choice can also foreground Ho language or identity.

Don't confuse it with

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Questions people ask

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Why does Warang Citi four show as a box?

A 2023 report described Warang Citi text appearing as boxes or question marks on systems without support. The active font needs the character; keyboard entry cannot make an unsupported display work.

Can Warang Citi digits appear in the same number as 0–9?

Unicode 16.0 says Warang Citi number-writing conventions had not stabilized and notes that European digits were also used. A mixed string can still give a quantity, but the script style changes within it.

How to type or find 𑣤

Also called
Varang Kshiti four · Warang Chiti four
Search it as
Warang Citi 4 · Ho numeral four · Warang Citi number · Warang Citi digits · Ho number four
Shows up in
Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
Windows (Word)
⎇Alt+XType 118E4, then AltX to get 𑣤.
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 “warang citi digit four”.
Linux
⎈Ctrl+⇧Shift+UType 118e4, then Enter or Space.
HTML
𑣤
CSS
\118E4
How do I type Warang Citi four?
Keyman offers a Warang Citi mobile layout. Select that layout; its key positions depend on the keyboard mapping.
Codes and encoding1 code points
HTML decimal
𑣤
HTML hex
𑣤
CSS content
content: "\118E4";
Each escape is closed by the next backslash; a trailing space is needed before a literal hex digit.
URL encoded
%F0%91%A3%A4
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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.

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