U+0D6C "൬" Malayalam Digit Six Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
൬
U+0D6C "൬" Malayalam Digit Six is a numeric symbol used in the Malayalam script, predominantly spoken in the Indian state of Kerala, to represent the number six. As part of the Malayalam block in Unicode, this digit follows the traditional Brahmic numeral system and is employed in various contexts such as writing dates, financial figures, and other numerical data within Malayalam language texts. Visually, it resembles a curved, ornate glyph distinct from the Arabic numeral 6, reflecting the script's calligraphic heritage.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+0D6C |
| Version Added | 1.1 |
| Name | Malayalam Digit Six |
| Block | Malayalam |
| General Category | Decimal Number |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ൬ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ൬ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE0 0xB5 0xAC |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x0D6C |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00000D6C |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u0d6c |
Unicode Properties
| NFC Quick Check | Yes |
| NFD Quick Check | Yes |
| NFKC Quick Check | Yes |
| NFKD Quick Check | Yes |
| Numeric Type | Decimal |
| Numeric Value | 6 |
| Line Break | Numeric |
| Script | Malayalam |
| Script Extensions | Malayalam |
| 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 |