U+0AE6 "૦" Gujarati Digit Zero Unicode Character

U+0AE6 "૦" Gujarati Digit Zero is the visual representation of the numeral zero within the Gujarati script, used to write the Gujarati language primarily in the Indian state of Gujarat. It appears as a rounded, open circle, distinct from the Arabic numeral "0", and functions as a placeholder digit in the Gujarati decimal numbering system, where it represents a null value or the lack of a quantity in a specific place value. This character is part of the Gujarati block in Unicode, encoded at position U+0AE6, and is essential for writing numbers, dates, and mathematical expressions in the Gujarati language, following the same base-10 positional notation familiar in many cultures.

General Properties

Code Point	U+0AE6
Version Added	1.1
Name	Gujarati Digit Zero
Block	Gujarati
General Category	Decimal Number
Canonical Combining Class	Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class	Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding	૦
HTML Hex Encoding	૦
UTF-8 Encoding	0xE0 0xAB 0xA6
UTF-16 Encoding	0x0AE6
UTF-32 Encoding	0x00000AE6
C/C++/Java Escape	\u0ae6

Unicode Properties

NFC Quick Check	Yes
NFD Quick Check	Yes
NFKC Quick Check	Yes
NFKD Quick Check	Yes
Numeric Type	Decimal
Numeric Value	0
Line Break	Numeric
Script	Gujarati
Script Extensions	Gujarati Khojki
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