What ꒬ means
It groups Yi syllables for dictionary lookup. A radical is a reference sign used to find entries; ꒬ belongs to the standardized Liangshan Yi syllabary.
Earlier Yi writing includes texts by bimo, Yi ritual specialists, used for ritual and medicine.
A dictionary lookup mark, not ordinary conversational writing.
Related characters
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Questions people ask
1Why does ꒬ appear as a box?
A font-coverage issue. Display varies by font: without Yi Radical coverage, the active font may show a missing-glyph box.
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How to type or find ꒬
- Search it as
- Yi script · Yi syllabary · Yi radical · Pyt syllable · Nuosu script · Liangshan Yi script · Yi character input
- Shows up in
- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
Windows (Word)
Windows
HTML
꒬CSS
\A4ACYi input
Select the radical in an input method that supports Yi radicals; Pyt is a name, not a keystroke.
Codes and encoding1 code points
HTML decimal
꒬
HTML hex
꒬
CSS content
content: "\A4AC";
Each escape is closed by the next backslash; a trailing space is needed before a literal hex digit.
URL encoded
%EA%92%AC
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On screen
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Code points
1
JS .length
3
UTF-8 bytes
A visible symbol can contain several code points. JS .length counts UTF-16 units; UTF-8 counts bytes.