Myanmar Sign Section Letter
۔ (Myanmar Sign Section) is a Myanmar punctuation mark used to mark sentence or section breaks.
U+104B
“။” is the Myanmar Sign Section, Unicode U+104B. It’s commonly used as a punctuation mark in Myanmar (Burmese) text to separate sections or end segments.
Myanmar Sign Section Letter Meaning
The Myanmar Sign Section (။) is a punctuation character in the Myanmar script (Unicode U+104B). In everyday writing, it helps separate parts of text, similar in function to a period-like boundary or a marker that ends a segment. You’ll often see it in lines and paragraphs where a break is needed for readability—between clauses, after a sentence, or to clearly end a thought before moving on. Its exact layout behavior can depend on the surrounding font and text engine, but its role as a section/segment separator is the main, practical meaning for writers and designers.
Common uses
- •Ending a sentence in Burmese text to improve readability
- •Separating clauses or sections in longer Burmese paragraphs
- •Formatting subtitles or captions in Burmese for clear break points
- •Laying out Burmese UI strings (help text, notifications) with proper punctuation
- •Correctly encoding Burmese text in documents, CMS content, and plain text files
Examples
။ Myanmar Sign Section (U+104B)
- ။မင်္ဂလာပါ။ ဒီနေ့ ဘာလုပ်မလဲ။
- ။စာမျက်နှာ တစ်ခုတွင် အပိုင်း ၁။ အပိုင်း ၂။
- ။သတိပေးချက်။ အလုပ်မစခင် စည်းကမ်းများကို ဖတ်ပါ။
- ။ကျွန်တော်တို့ စတင်မယ်။ အချိန်ကတော့ ၉ နာရီပါ။
- ။မေးခွန်း။ အဖြေ။
Variations
Technical codes
| Unicode | U+104B | |
| HTML Entity | ။ | |
| HTML Code | ။ | |
| CSS | \104B | |
| Alt Code | Alt + 4171 | |
| Decimal | 4171 |
How to type Myanmar Sign Section Letter (။)
On Windows
Hold Alt and type 4171 on the numeric keypad. In Word, type 104B then press Alt + X.
On Mac
Switch to the Unicode Hex Input keyboard, then hold Option and type 104B. Or press Control + Command + Space and search.
On Linux
Press Control + Shift + U, type 104b, then press Enter or Space.
Anywhere
Copy ။ with the button above and paste it wherever you need it — this works on every device and in every app, with no keyboard shortcut to remember.
FAQ
What does the Myanmar Sign Section letter mean?
The Myanmar Sign Section (။) is a punctuation character in the Myanmar script (Unicode U+104B). In everyday writing, it helps separate parts of text, similar in function to a period-like boundary or a marker that ends a segment. You’ll often see it in lines and paragraphs where a break is needed for readability—between clauses, after a sentence, or to clearly end a thought before moving on. Its exact layout behavior can depend on the surrounding font and text engine, but its role as a section/segment separator is the main, practical meaning for writers and designers.
What is the Unicode code point for “।”?
The Myanmar Sign Section character is Unicode U+104B.
How can I copy the symbol “।”?
You can copy the character directly from this page, or use the provided escapes: HTML entity (။), CSS (\104B), or JavaScript (\u{104B}).
Is “।” the same as a period (.) in Latin text?
It’s similar in purpose (sentence/section separation) but it’s a different character intended for the Myanmar script, so you should use it for Burmese text.
What should I use for web development and encoding?
Prefer the actual character “।” in UTF-8 text. If you need an escape, use CSS \104B or JavaScript \u{104B} as provided.