U+09EE "৮" Bengali Digit Eight Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
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U+09EE "৮" Bengali Digit Eight is a numeric glyph used in the Bengali script to represent the number eight, forming part of the Bengali decimal numeral system that is distinct from Western Arabic digits. It is encoded in the Bengali block of the Unicode standard, which covers characters for languages such as Bengali, Assamese, and others that use the Bengali abugida. This digit is employed in writing systems across Bangladesh and the Indian state of West Bengal, appearing in contexts like dates, prices, and mathematical notation within Bengali and Assamese texts. Its shape differs visually from the digit "8" used in Latin scripts, featuring a rounded, cursive design that aligns with the stylistic conventions of Bengali typography.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+09EE |
| Version Added | 1.1 |
| Name | Bengali Digit Eight |
| Block | Bengali |
| General Category | Decimal Number |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ৮ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ৮ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE0 0xA7 0xAE |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x09EE |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x000009EE |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u09ee |
Unicode Properties
| NFC Quick Check | Yes |
| NFD Quick Check | Yes |
| NFKC Quick Check | Yes |
| NFKD Quick Check | Yes |
| Numeric Type | Decimal |
| Numeric Value | 8 |
| Line Break | Numeric |
| Script | Bengali |
| Script Extensions | Bengali Chakma Syloti Nagri |
| 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 |