U+0C78 "౸" Telugu Fraction Digit Zero for Odd Powers of Four Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

U+0C78 "౸" Telugu Fraction Digit Zero for Odd Powers of Four is a unique numeral symbol used in the traditional Telugu numerical system to represent a zero placeholder specifically for the odd exponents of the base four in fractional notation. Unlike ordinary decimal zeros, this character belongs to a specialized set of digits that express fractions in a base-four system, where each digit’s position corresponds to a power of four, and this particular form indicates a missing value at odd positions such as 4⁻¹, 4⁻³, 4⁻⁵, and so on. It appears in historical and mathematical contexts within Telugu texts, allowing precise representation of fractional amounts without relying on the standard decimal zero. As a result, it serves as a distinct cultural and computational artifact, reflecting the sophisticated numerical traditions of the Telugu language.

General Properties

Code Point U+0C78
Version Added 5.1
Name Telugu Fraction Digit Zero for Odd Powers of Four
Block Telugu
General Category Other Number
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Other Neutral

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding ౸
HTML Hex Encoding ౸
UTF-8 Encoding 0xE0 0xB1 0xB8
UTF-16 Encoding 0x0C78
UTF-32 Encoding 0x00000C78
C/C++/Java Escape \u0c78

Unicode Properties

NFC Quick Check Yes
NFD Quick Check Yes
NFKC Quick Check Yes
NFKD Quick Check Yes
Numeric Type Numeric
Numeric Value 0
Line Break Alphabetic
Script Telugu
Script Extensions Telugu
Indic Syllabic Category Other
Vertical Orientation Rotated
Grapheme Base Yes
Grapheme Cluster Break Other
Word Break Other
Sentence Break Other