Tibetan Mark Shad Letter
། is the Tibetan Mark Shad (U+0F0D), a punctuation-like sign used in Tibetan text.
U+0F0D
། is a character from the Tibetan script known as the Tibetan Mark Shad. It’s commonly used as a small separator within Tibetan writing. Use it to add proper Tibetan punctuation styling in digital text.
Tibetan Mark Shad Letter Meaning
The Tibetan Mark Shad (།, U+0F0D) is a punctuation character used in Tibetan script. In practice, it functions as a separator between parts of a text, similar to how other scripts use small punctuation marks to guide reading rhythm and grouping. Depending on context, it may appear between words, phrases, or segments to help clarify structure without becoming a full stop. When you need authentic Tibetan typography—such as for captions, quotations, or transliterated writing—this character helps maintain the intended visual flow and punctuation conventions.
Common uses
- •Adding Tibetan punctuation separators in quoted or transcribed Tibetan text
- •Separating phrases in Tibetan captions for videos and presentations
- •Formatting subtitles or UI text that displays Tibetan language properly
- •Styling scholarly or reference notes that include Tibetan script segments
- •Inserting correct Tibetan separators in social media posts and short quotations
Examples
། Tibetan Mark Shad
- །བཀྲ་ཤིས་། ལེགས་པར་བསྐྱངས།
- །དེ་ལྟར་། འགྲོ་བ་ལེགས་པ་ཡིན།
- །སྐད་ཡིག་། ལེགས་པར་འབྲི།
- །དོན་ཚན་། གསལ་བར་བྱ།
- །རྒྱུ་མཚན་། གཞི་གྲངས་བཀོད།
Variations
Technical codes
| Unicode | U+0F0D | |
| HTML Entity | ། | |
| HTML Code | ། | |
| CSS | \0F0D | |
| Alt Code | Alt + 3853 | |
| Decimal | 3853 |
How to type Tibetan Mark Shad Letter (།)
On Windows
Hold Alt and type 3853 on the numeric keypad. In Word, type 0F0D then press Alt + X.
On Mac
Switch to the Unicode Hex Input keyboard, then hold Option and type 0F0D. Or press Control + Command + Space and search.
On Linux
Press Control + Shift + U, type 0f0d, 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 Tibetan Mark Shad letter mean?
The Tibetan Mark Shad (།, U+0F0D) is a punctuation character used in Tibetan script. In practice, it functions as a separator between parts of a text, similar to how other scripts use small punctuation marks to guide reading rhythm and grouping. Depending on context, it may appear between words, phrases, or segments to help clarify structure without becoming a full stop. When you need authentic Tibetan typography—such as for captions, quotations, or transliterated writing—this character helps maintain the intended visual flow and punctuation conventions.
What is the Unicode value of །?
The Tibetan Mark Shad is U+0F0D.
How do I copy the symbol on a website?
Copy the character directly: །. You can also use the HTML entity: །.
Is ། punctuation or a letter?
It is a punctuation-like Tibetan mark used as a separator within Tibetan text.
How can I insert it with JavaScript?
Use the JavaScript escape: \\u{0F0D}.