U+0DE7 "෧" Sinhala Lith Digit One Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

U+0DE7 "෧" Sinhala Lith Digit One is a numerical symbol used in the traditional Sinhala lith system, which historically appeared in astrological and ritual contexts within Sri Lanka rather than in everyday writing. This digit represents the number one within a specialized set of characters known as Sinhala Lith digits, which are distinct from the standard Sinhala numeral forms. The glyph resembles a simplified, stylized version of the numeral one, often featuring a small curl or loop at its base, and it encodes a cultural artifact of Sri Lanka's historical numerical notation.

General Properties

Code Point U+0DE7
Version Added 7.0
Name Sinhala Lith Digit One
Block Sinhala
General Category Decimal Number
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding ෧
HTML Hex Encoding ෧
UTF-8 Encoding 0xE0 0xB7 0xA7
UTF-16 Encoding 0x0DE7
UTF-32 Encoding 0x00000DE7
C/C++/Java Escape \u0de7

Unicode Properties

NFC Quick Check Yes
NFD Quick Check Yes
NFKC Quick Check Yes
NFKD Quick Check Yes
Numeric Type Decimal
Numeric Value 1
Line Break Numeric
Script Sinhala
Script Extensions Sinhala
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