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Name charm
เครื่องรางเขียนชื่อ
A name charm is a small protective piece with a person's own name written on it. In the north, the yant on such pieces is written in Lan Na script.
Today's price US$59
What you get
- Name charmUS$59A small charm drawn with your name, with a photo taken at its blessing. Shipping costs extra.
How it goes
- You give the name for the charm.You · First
- A small charm is drawn with your name.Hongdam · After you give the name
- A photo of its blessing comes with it. Shipping is extra.Hongdam · At the end
- You give the name for the charm.You · First
- A small charm is drawn with your name.Hongdam · After you give the name
- A photo of its blessing comes with it. Shipping is extra.Hongdam · At the end
Useful facts
- A takrut is a tube-shaped amulet in a scroll form, usually of metal or palm leaf, tied to the body with a cord. en.wikipedia.org
- Yant are sacred designs with Pali verses and prayers. In Northern Thailand they are written in Lan Na Tai Tham script. en.wikipedia.org
- A takrut is kept in a case and worn on a chain at chest level, or worn at the waist. en.wikipedia.org
- Phuket101 reports that amulets are exempt from Thailand's export licence for Buddha images. Larger Buddha images need a licence from the Fine Arts Department. phuket101.net
What others charge
| A Fastwork seller who designs and inscribes yant letters and writes takrut | From ฿300 fastwork.co |
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| A Fastwork seller who writes yant among fortune-reading and palm services | From ฿399 fastwork.co |
| A Fastwork seller who redraws a yant in the right letters as a vector file | From ฿1,200 fastwork.co |
| Hongdam · Name charm | US$59 |
What people ask
What is a takrut?
Wikipedia describes it as a tube-shaped amulet in a scroll form, usually of metal or palm leaf, tied to the body with a cord. It says it is kept in a case and worn on a chain at chest level, or at the waist. en.wikipedia.org
What is written on a takrut?
Wikipedia says the yant are sacred designs with Pali verses and prayers. In Northern Thailand it says they are written in Lan Na Tai Tham script. en.wikipedia.org
What does a yant writer charge?
On Fastwork, one seller who designs and inscribes yant letters and writes takrut lists from ฿300. Another who writes yant among fortune-reading services lists from ฿399. fastwork.co
Can a charm leave Thailand?
Phuket101 says amulets are exempt from the export licence for Buddha images. It says larger Buddha images need a licence from the Fine Arts Department, whether new or old. phuket101.net
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Small print
Prices here move with demand: when most of a month's places are taken, the price goes up a step; when few are, it comes down a step.
Sources read 2026-11-04.