ฯ

Etymology
Compare 🇨🇬.

Punctuation mark

 * 1) an abbreviation marker (named  or ).

Usage notes

 * This marker is used to shorten phrases. Examples:


 * Formally, the phrases shortened by this marker are read in full.
 * According to the style guide published by the Thai government, this marker is not preceded by a space. But a space is set after the marker, except when the marker is followed by nothing else or by a full stop or some other marks. Examples:
 * "xxxฯ xxx"
 * "xxxฯ"
 * "xxxฯ. xxx."
 * "xxxฯ, xxx, xxx."
 * "xxx (xxxฯ) xxx"
 * In old usage, this marker was placed before and after the shortened phrase, without any space between them. For example, ข้าพเจ้า was shortened as ฯข้าฯ.
 * In old usage, this marker could be used to indicate the end of a sentence or paragraph in the same manner as 🇨🇬.
 * In old usage, this marker was also used to indicate dates under the lunar calendar. For example, ๑ ฯ ๒ ๓ = Sunday, the second day of the waning moon of the third month (Sunday, the first day of the week, is represented by the figure ๑ one placed before the marker ฯ. The second day of the waning moon is represented by the figure ๒ two placed below the marker; if it is the day of the waxing moon, the figure will be placed above the marker. And the third month is represented by the figure ๓ three placed after the marker).