U+0DEF "෯" Sinhala Lith Digit Nine Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
෯
U+0DEF "෯" Sinhala Lith Digit Nine is a numerical symbol from the Sinhala script, specifically part of a distinct set of ancient or liturgical digits used in historical Sinhala texts rather than in modern everyday writing. This character represents the number nine and is typically encoded alongside other lith digits for specialized applications, such as in religious manuscripts or epigraphical records. Its visual form reflects the traditional calligraphic style of Sinhala lithic numerals, contributing to the preservation of the script's historical numeral system within the Unicode Standard for digital representation.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+0DEF |
| Version Added | 7.0 |
| Name | Sinhala Lith Digit Nine |
| Block | Sinhala |
| General Category | Decimal Number |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ෯ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ෯ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE0 0xB7 0xAF |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x0DEF |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00000DEF |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u0def |