U+10879 "𐡹" Palmyrene Number One Unicode Character

U+10879 "𐡹" Palmyrene Number One is a numeric symbol from the Palmyrene script, an ancient Aramaic writing system used in the city of Palmyra, Syria, between roughly the 1st century BCE and the 3rd century CE. This character represents the number one, forming part of the Palmyrene numerical system, which functioned similarly to other Semitic numeral traditions by combining symbols for tens, twenties, hundreds, and thousands. The character itself appears as a simple vertical stroke, reflecting its role as a basic counting unit within inscriptions and financial records from the Palmyrene civilization. Its inclusion in Unicode helps preserve this historic script for modern digital use and scholarly research.

General Properties

Code Point	U+10879
Version Added	7.0
Name	Palmyrene Number One
Block	Palmyrene
General Category	Other Number
Canonical Combining Class	Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class	Right To Left

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding	𐡹
HTML Hex Encoding	𐡹
UTF-8 Encoding	0xF0 0x90 0xA1 0xB9
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD802 0xDC79
UTF-32 Encoding	0x00010879
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud802\udc79

Unicode Properties

NFC Quick Check	Yes
NFD Quick Check	Yes
NFKC Quick Check	Yes
NFKD Quick Check	Yes
Numeric Type	Numeric
Numeric Value	1
Line Break	Alphabetic
Script	Palmyrene
Script Extensions	Palmyrene
Indic Syllabic Category	Other
Vertical Orientation	Rotated
Grapheme Base	Yes
Grapheme Cluster Break	Other
Word Break	Other
Sentence Break	Other