U+0A6F "੯" Gurmukhi Digit Nine Unicode Character

U+0A6F "੯" Gurmukhi Digit Nine is the representation of the numeral nine in the Gurmukhi script, which is primarily used for writing the Punjabi language in India. This character forms part of the Gurmukhi digit set, a decimal numeral system that mirrors the Indo Arabic digits but with distinct visual forms, where "੯" is characterized by a horizontal top line and a curved descending stroke. In the Unicode standard, it is assigned to the Gurmukhi block, and its usage is essential for representing numeric values in Punjabi text, particularly in contexts such as date writing, page numbering, and mathematical notation within the script's cultural and linguistic domain.

General Properties

Code Point	U+0A6F
Version Added	1.1
Name	Gurmukhi Digit Nine
Block	Gurmukhi
General Category	Decimal Number
Canonical Combining Class	Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class	Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding	੯
HTML Hex Encoding	੯
UTF-8 Encoding	0xE0 0xA9 0xAF
UTF-16 Encoding	0x0A6F
UTF-32 Encoding	0x00000A6F
C/C++/Java Escape	\u0a6f

Unicode Properties

NFC Quick Check	Yes
NFD Quick Check	Yes
NFKC Quick Check	Yes
NFKD Quick Check	Yes
Numeric Type	Decimal
Numeric Value	9
Line Break	Numeric
Script	Gurmukhi
Script Extensions	Gurmukhi Multani
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