U+108AB "𐢫" Nabataean Cruciform Number Four Unicode Character

U+108AB "𐢫" Nabataean Cruciform Number Four is a numeral symbol from the Nabataean script, representing the number four in a distinctive cruciform shape. It was used by the ancient Nabataean civilization, which thrived in the region of modern-day Jordan and the Sinai Peninsula from roughly the 4th century BCE to the 2nd century CE. This character is part of the Nabataean block of Unicode, a script that evolved from Aramaic and eventually influenced the development of the Arabic script. Its cruciform design sets it apart from other numeral systems, reflecting the unique cultural and mathematical conventions of the Nabataeans.

General Properties

Code Point	U+108AB
Version Added	7.0
Name	Nabataean Cruciform Number Four
Block	Nabataean
General Category	Other Number
Canonical Combining Class	Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class	Right To Left

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding	𐢫
HTML Hex Encoding	𐢫
UTF-8 Encoding	0xF0 0x90 0xA2 0xAB
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD802 0xDCAB
UTF-32 Encoding	0x000108AB
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud802\udcab

Unicode Properties

NFC Quick Check	Yes
NFD Quick Check	Yes
NFKC Quick Check	Yes
NFKD Quick Check	Yes
Numeric Type	Numeric
Numeric Value	4
Line Break	Alphabetic
Script	Nabataean
Script Extensions	Nabataean
Indic Syllabic Category	Other
Vertical Orientation	Rotated
Grapheme Base	Yes
Grapheme Cluster Break	Other
Word Break	Other
Sentence Break	Other