U+0CE8 "೨" Kannada Digit Two Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

U+0CE8 "೨" Kannada Digit Two is a numeric symbol used in the Kannada script, which is an abugida writing system for the Kannada language predominantly spoken in the Indian state of Karnataka. This character represents the digit two in the traditional Kannada decimal numeral system, following the digit one (U+0CE7 "೧") and preceding the digit three (U+0CE9 "೩"). Its glyph visually resembles a curved, ornamental figure distinct from the Arabic numeral "2", reflecting the unique typographic heritage of South Indian scripts. In modern usage, it is found in Kannada language texts, educational materials, and digital interfaces where local numerals are employed for numbering, dates, or arithmetic, often alongside the set of ten Kannada digits from zero to nine.

General Properties

Code Point U+0CE8
Version Added 1.1
Name Kannada Digit Two
Block Kannada
General Category Decimal Number
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding ೨
HTML Hex Encoding ೨
UTF-8 Encoding 0xE0 0xB3 0xA8
UTF-16 Encoding 0x0CE8
UTF-32 Encoding 0x00000CE8
C/C++/Java Escape \u0ce8

Unicode Properties

NFC Quick Check Yes
NFD Quick Check Yes
NFKC Quick Check Yes
NFKD Quick Check Yes
Numeric Type Decimal
Numeric Value 2
Line Break Numeric
Script Kannada
Script Extensions Kannada Nandinagari Tulu Tigalari
Indic Syllabic Category Number
ID Continue Yes
XID Continue Yes
Vertical Orientation Rotated
Grapheme Base Yes
Grapheme Cluster Break Other
Word Break Numeric
Sentence Break Numeric