U+0CE9 "೩" Kannada Digit Three Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

U+0CE9 "೩" Kannada Digit Three is a numerical symbol used in the Kannada script, which is native to the Indian state of Karnataka and officially recognized as one of the classical languages of India. This digit represents the number three and is part of the Kannada block within Unicode, where it aligns with the decimal digits in the Kannada numeral system, following the digits for zero, one, and two. In written Kannada, "೩" appears in contexts such as dates, mathematics, and page numbering, and its glyph is distinct from the Devanagari or Arabic numeral three, reflecting the unique calligraphic style of the Kannada script. As a standard Unicode character, it ensures consistent digital representation and interchange across modern computing platforms.

General Properties

Code Point U+0CE9
Version Added 1.1
Name Kannada Digit Three
Block Kannada
General Category Decimal Number
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding ೩
HTML Hex Encoding ೩
UTF-8 Encoding 0xE0 0xB3 0xA9
UTF-16 Encoding 0x0CE9
UTF-32 Encoding 0x00000CE9
C/C++/Java Escape \u0ce9

Unicode Properties

NFC Quick Check Yes
NFD Quick Check Yes
NFKC Quick Check Yes
NFKD Quick Check Yes
Numeric Type Decimal
Numeric Value 3
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