U+09F8 "৸" Bengali Currency Numerator One Less than the Denominator Unicode Character

U+09F8 "৸" Bengali Currency Numerator One Less than the Denominator is a specialized numeral used in the Bengali script for representing fractional currency values in historical accounting systems. It specifically denotes a numerator that is exactly one less than the denominator, such as 1/2, 2/3, or 3/4, depending on the context. This character is part of the Bengali block of Unicode and was included to preserve traditional monetary notations found in old manuscripts and documents. Its use has largely declined in modern times, but it remains important for accurately rendering historical Bengali financial records.

General Properties

Code Point	U+09F8
Version Added	1.1
Name	Bengali Currency Numerator One Less than the Denominator
Block	Bengali
General Category	Other Number
Canonical Combining Class	Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class	Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding	৸
HTML Hex Encoding	৸
UTF-8 Encoding	0xE0 0xA7 0xB8
UTF-16 Encoding	0x09F8
UTF-32 Encoding	0x000009F8
C/C++/Java Escape	\u09f8

Unicode Properties

NFC Quick Check	Yes
NFD Quick Check	Yes
NFKC Quick Check	Yes
NFKD Quick Check	Yes
Numeric Type	Numeric
Numeric Value	3/4
Line Break	Alphabetic
Script	Bengali
Script Extensions	Bengali
Indic Syllabic Category	Other
Vertical Orientation	Rotated
Grapheme Base	Yes
Grapheme Cluster Break	Other
Word Break	Other
Sentence Break	Other