K with diagonal stroke explained
K with diagonal stroke (Ꝃ, ꝃ) is a letter of the Latin alphabet, derived from K with the addition of a diagonal bar through the leg.
Usage
This letter is used in medieval texts as an abbreviation for kalendas, calends, as well as for karta and kartam, a document or writ.[1] [2] The same function could also be performed by "K with stroke" (Ꝁ, ꝁ), or "K with stroke and diagonal stroke" (Ꝅ, ꝅ).[1]
In the Breton language, this letter is used, mainly from the fifteenth to the twentieth century, to abbreviate Ker, a prefix used in place names, similar to the Welsh caer.[3]
Computer encodings
Capital and small K with diagonal stroke is encoded in Unicode as of version 5.1, at codepoints U+A742 and U+A743.[4] [5]
Bibliography
Notes and References
- Web site: Proposal to add medievalist characters to the UCS. https://web.archive.org/web/20110716181924/http://www.mufi.info/proposals/n3027-medieval.pdf . 30 January 2006. International Organization for Standardization. 2 March 2017. 16 July 2011.
- Cappelli, Lexicon Abbreviaturarum, p. 195.
- Andries. Patrick. 2003-03-25. Entretien avec Ken Whistler, directeur technique du consortium Unicode. Document Numérique. fr. 6. 3–4. 329–351. 10.3166/dn.6.3-4.329-351. 32020745. 1279-5127. free.
- Web site: Unicode Character 'LATIN CAPITAL LETTER K WITH DIAGONAL STROKE' (U+A742). Fileformat.info. 2 March 2018.
- Web site: Unicode Character 'LATIN SMALL LETTER K WITH DIAGONAL STROKE' (U+A743). Fileformat.info. 2 March 2018.