U+0668 "٨" Arabic-Indic Digit Eight Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
U+0668 "٨" Arabic-Indic Digit Eight is a character used in the Arabic script to represent the number eight in the Eastern Arabic numeral system, which is employed across various languages that use the Arabic alphabet, such as Arabic, Persian, and Urdu. This digit has a distinct form, resembling an inverted "V" or an arrow pointing upward, which differentiates it from the Western "8" used in English and other Latin-based scripts. In digital text, it is encoded within the Arabic block of Unicode and is typically displayed from right to left in accordance with the bidirectional writing context of Arabic script, playing a fundamental role in numeric representation for mathematical notation, dates, and everyday counting in regions where this numeral system is standard.
General Properties
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding |
٨ |
| HTML Hex Encoding |
٨ |
| UTF-8 Encoding |
0xD9 0xA8 |
| UTF-16 Encoding |
0x0668 |
| UTF-32 Encoding |
0x00000668 |
| C/C++/Java Escape |
\u0668 |
Unicode Properties