U+0F31 "༱" Tibetan Digit Half Eight Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

U+0F31 "༱" Tibetan Digit Half Eight is a numerical symbol used within the Tibetan script, specifically representing the value of one half of eight, or the number four. This digit is part of a unique subset of Tibetan numerical digits that denote fractional or half values, which are employed in traditional Tibetan contexts such as astronomy, calendar calculations, and certain religious texts where precise fractional quantities are necessary. Visually, it resembles the standard Tibetan digit for eight but is distinguished by a small diacritical mark or modification to indicate its half value, maintaining the flowing, calligraphic style characteristic of Tibetan writing. Its inclusion in the Unicode standard ensures that digital text processing and display systems can accurately render this specialized numeral for scholarly and linguistic use.

General Properties

Code Point U+0F31
Version Added 2.0
Name Tibetan Digit Half Eight
Block Tibetan
General Category Other Number
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding ༱
HTML Hex Encoding ༱
UTF-8 Encoding 0xE0 0xBC 0xB1
UTF-16 Encoding 0x0F31
UTF-32 Encoding 0x00000F31
C/C++/Java Escape \u0f31

Unicode Properties

NFC Quick Check Yes
NFD Quick Check Yes
NFKC Quick Check Yes
NFKD Quick Check Yes
Numeric Type Numeric
Numeric Value 15/2
Line Break Alphabetic
Script Tibetan
Script Extensions Tibetan
Indic Syllabic Category Number
Vertical Orientation Rotated
Grapheme Base Yes
Grapheme Cluster Break Other
Word Break Other
Sentence Break Other