U+0C79 "౹" Telugu Fraction Digit One for Odd Powers of Four Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
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U+0C79 "౹" Telugu Fraction Digit One for Odd Powers of Four is a specialized numeral used in the Telugu script to represent the fraction 1/4 in contexts where denominators are odd powers of four, such as 1/4, 1/64, or 1/1024. This character is part of a unique fractional numbering system historically employed in Telugu mathematics and accounting, where it specifically denotes the value "one" in the numerator for those fractional places, distinct from standard decimal fractions. Its inclusion in Unicode facilitates the accurate digital representation of traditional South Indian numerical notations and ensures the preservation of this cultural mathematical heritage.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+0C79 |
| Version Added | 5.1 |
| Name | Telugu Fraction Digit One for Odd Powers of Four |
| Block | Telugu |
| General Category | Other Number |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Other Neutral |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ౹ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ౹ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE0 0xB1 0xB9 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x0C79 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00000C79 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u0c79 |
Unicode Properties
| NFC Quick Check | Yes |
| NFD Quick Check | Yes |
| NFKC Quick Check | Yes |
| NFKD Quick Check | Yes |
| Numeric Type | Numeric |
| Numeric Value | 1 |
| 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 |