U+0D6F "൯" Malayalam Digit Nine Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

U+0D6F "൯" Malayalam Digit Nine is a script specific numeral used to represent the number nine within the Malayalam writing system, which is primarily employed to write the Malayalam language spoken in the Indian state of Kerala and the union territories of Lakshadweep and Puducherry. This character belongs to the Unicode block for Malayalam and follows the visual and structural conventions of the Brahmi derived script, where digits are often distinct from their Devanagari or Arabic numeral counterparts. In modern usage, the Malayalam digit nine appears in traditional documents, calendars, and certain digital contexts, though it is gradually being replaced by the more widely recognized Hindu Arabic 9 in everyday typing and computing. Its inclusion in Unicode ensures proper digital representation and preservation of the traditional numeral system for historical and cultural texts.

General Properties

Code Point U+0D6F
Version Added 1.1
Name Malayalam Digit Nine
Block Malayalam
General Category Decimal Number
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding ൯
HTML Hex Encoding ൯
UTF-8 Encoding 0xE0 0xB5 0xAF
UTF-16 Encoding 0x0D6F
UTF-32 Encoding 0x00000D6F
C/C++/Java Escape \u0d6f

Unicode Properties

NFC Quick Check Yes
NFD Quick Check Yes
NFKC Quick Check Yes
NFKD Quick Check Yes
Numeric Type Decimal
Numeric Value 9
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