What ꋋ means
As a Nuosu demonstrative, it means “this.”
After a noun, ꋋꈨ means “these.” In a verb-object phrase, ꋋ is tone-changed ꋌ (cy, “he”).
Traditional Yi script varied regionally and was taught by bimo, ritual specialists. The oldest reliably dated examples are Guizhou bell inscriptions from the 15th century; paper texts date to around 1500. Devised in 1974 and promulgated in 1980 to support literacy, the Liangshan standard covers one Yi dialect and uses modern Chinese punctuation.
What it means when someone sends it to you
2 readingsAs a demonstrative
“This”; after a noun, ꋋꈨ means “these.”
As a verb’s object
“Him”; tone-changed form of ꋌ (cy, “he”).
Don't confuse it with
4Combination ideas
1“These,” after a noun.
Questions people ask
1Why does ꋋ 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 ꋋ
Windows (Word)
Alt+XType A2CB, then Alt+X to get ꋋ.
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 “yi syllable cyx”.
Linux
Ctrl+Shift+UType a2cb, then Enter or Space.
HTML
ꋋCSS
\A2CBYi keyboard
As of 2026, SIL lists a Yi keyboard for Yi Syllables; if ꋋ shows as a box, the font lacks that coverage.
Codes and encoding1 code points
HTML decimal
ꋋ
HTML hex
ꋋ
CSS content
content: "\A2CB";
Each escape is closed by the next backslash; a trailing space is needed before a literal hex digit.
URL encoded
%EA%8B%8B
1
On screen
1
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.