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
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