U+09F9 "৹" Bengali Currency Denominator Sixteen Unicode Character

U+09F9 "৹" Bengali Currency Denominator Sixteen is a specialized numeric symbol used in the Bengali script to represent the number sixteen, specifically within the context of the traditional Bengali currency system. Unlike modern decimal digits, this character functions as a denominator indicator, historically employed in financial documents to denote fractional currency values or quantities based on the base sixteen counting system. Its inclusion in Unicode preserves a unique aspect of South Asian numeral heritage, allowing for accurate representation of historical monetary calculations and traditional accounting practices in Bengali text.

General Properties

Code Point	U+09F9
Version Added	1.1
Name	Bengali Currency Denominator Sixteen
Block	Bengali
General Category	Other Number
Canonical Combining Class	Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class	Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding	৹
HTML Hex Encoding	৹
UTF-8 Encoding	0xE0 0xA7 0xB9
UTF-16 Encoding	0x09F9
UTF-32 Encoding	0x000009F9
C/C++/Java Escape	\u09f9

Unicode Properties

NFC Quick Check	Yes
NFD Quick Check	Yes
NFKC Quick Check	Yes
NFKD Quick Check	Yes
Numeric Type	Numeric
Numeric Value	16
Line Break	Postfix Numeric
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