U+0B76 "୶" Oriya Fraction One Eighth Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
୶
U+0B76 "୶" Oriya Fraction One Eighth is a numeric symbol used in the Oriya script, primarily employed to represent the fraction 1/8 in traditional Odia mathematical and measurement contexts. This character belongs to the Oriya block of the Unicode standard and is part of a set of specific fractional signs that historically facilitated calculations involving weights, volumes, and currency subdivisions in the Odia language region of India. Its inclusion in Unicode ensures digital support for authentic representation of these fractional values in modern computing, preserving a subtle aspect of Odia typography and numerical heritage.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+0B76 |
| Version Added | 6.0 |
| Name | Oriya Fraction One Eighth |
| Block | Oriya |
| General Category | Other Number |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ୶ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ୶ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE0 0xAD 0xB6 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x0B76 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00000B76 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u0b76 |
Unicode Properties
| NFC Quick Check | Yes |
| NFD Quick Check | Yes |
| NFKC Quick Check | Yes |
| NFKD Quick Check | Yes |
| Numeric Type | Numeric |
| Numeric Value | 1/8 |
| Line Break | Alphabetic |
| Script | Oriya |
| Script Extensions | Oriya |
| Indic Syllabic Category | Other |
| Vertical Orientation | Rotated |
| Grapheme Base | Yes |
| Grapheme Cluster Break | Other |
| Word Break | Other |
| Sentence Break | Other |