U+07C8 "߈" NKo Digit Eight Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
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U+07C8 "߈" NKo Digit Eight is a numeric symbol used within the NKo script, which was created in 1949 by Solomana Kante for writing the Manding languages of West Africa, such as Maninka, Bambara, and Dyula. It represents the numerical value eight in this writing system, which employs its own unique digits distinct from the Hindu-Arabic numerals. In the NKo alphabet, digits like this one are integral for representing dates, quantities, and mathematical concepts in texts written from right to left.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+07C8 |
| Version Added | 5.0 |
| Name | NKo Digit Eight |
| Block | NKo |
| General Category | Decimal Number |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Right To Left |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ߈ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ߈ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xDF 0x88 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x07C8 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x000007C8 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u07c8 |