U+0C6E "౮" Telugu Digit Eight Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
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U+0C6E "౮" Telugu Digit Eight is a numeric symbol used in the Telugu script, representing the number eight within the broader Indian numeral tradition. This character is part of the Telugu block in Unicode, which encodes the writing system of the Telugu language spoken primarily in the Indian states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. While its visual form is distinct, comprising a curved central loop with a top stroke, it functions equivalently to the Arabic numeral "8" in contexts such as mathematics, dates, and counting. The inclusion of this digit in Unicode ensures consistent digital representation across devices and software, allowing for the accurate display and processing of Telugu numeric text in modern computing environments.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+0C6E |
| Version Added | 1.1 |
| Name | Telugu Digit Eight |
| Block | Telugu |
| General Category | Decimal Number |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ౮ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ౮ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE0 0xB1 0xAE |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x0C6E |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00000C6E |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u0c6e |