U+096C "६" Devanagari Digit Six Unicode Character

U+096C "६" Devanagari Digit Six is the written representation of the number six in the Devanagari script, which is widely used to write languages such as Hindi, Marathi, Nepali, and Sanskrit. It belongs to the broader Unicode block for Devanagari and is encoded as a numeric digit, meaning it functions identically to other digits like the Arabic numeral 6 in mathematical contexts. In many South Asian numeral systems, this character replaces the more globally familiar Arabic numeral when writing numbers in the native script, appearing as part of dates, prices, and other numerical data. Its visual form is a single, distinct grapheme that reflects the traditional calligraphic style of the Devanagari writing system.

General Properties

Code Point	U+096C
Version Added	1.1
Name	Devanagari Digit Six
Block	Devanagari
General Category	Decimal Number
Canonical Combining Class	Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class	Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding	६
HTML Hex Encoding	६
UTF-8 Encoding	0xE0 0xA5 0xAC
UTF-16 Encoding	0x096C
UTF-32 Encoding	0x0000096C
C/C++/Java Escape	\u096c

Unicode Properties

NFC Quick Check	Yes
NFD Quick Check	Yes
NFKC Quick Check	Yes
NFKD Quick Check	Yes
Numeric Type	Decimal
Numeric Value	6
Line Break	Numeric
Script	Devanagari
Script Extensions	Devanagari Dogra Kaithi Mahajani
Indic Syllabic Category	Number
ID Continue	Yes
XID Continue	Yes
Vertical Orientation	Rotated
Grapheme Base	Yes
Grapheme Cluster Break	Other
Word Break	Numeric
Sentence Break	Numeric