U+0663 "٣" Arabic-Indic Digit Three Unicode Character

U+0663 "٣" Arabic-Indic Digit Three is a numeral symbol used in the Arabic script to represent the number three, forming part of the Arabic-Indic digit set that is employed in many Arabic-speaking regions for writing numbers. Unlike the standard Western Arabic numeral "3", this digit is written in a distinct angular style and is encoded in the Unicode standard under the Arabic block, where it serves a specific role in mathematical and date representations within languages such as Arabic, Urdu, and Persian. Its visual form is derived from historical Arabic numeral traditions, and it maintains cultural and linguistic significance by enabling correct numeric notation in scripts written from right to left.

General Properties

Code Point	U+0663
Version Added	1.1
Name	Arabic-Indic Digit Three
Block	Arabic
General Category	Decimal Number
Canonical Combining Class	Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class	Arabic Number

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding	٣
HTML Hex Encoding	٣
UTF-8 Encoding	0xD9 0xA3
UTF-16 Encoding	0x0663
UTF-32 Encoding	0x00000663
C/C++/Java Escape	\u0663

Unicode Properties

NFC Quick Check	Yes
NFD Quick Check	Yes
NFKC Quick Check	Yes
NFKD Quick Check	Yes
Numeric Type	Decimal
Numeric Value	3
Line Break	Numeric
Script	Arabic
Script Extensions	Arabic Thaana Yezidi
Indic Syllabic Category	Other
ID Continue	Yes
XID Continue	Yes
Vertical Orientation	Rotated
Grapheme Base	Yes
Grapheme Cluster Break	Other
Word Break	Numeric
Sentence Break	Numeric