U+10B59 "𐭙" Inscriptional Parthian Number Two Unicode Character

U+10B59 "𐭙" Inscriptional Parthian Number Two is a numeral from the Inscriptional Parthian script, an ancient writing system used to record the Middle Iranian language of the Parthian Empire, which flourished from roughly 247 BCE to 224 CE. This character specifically represents the numeric value two and was employed in monumental inscriptions, coinage, and administrative documents, often carved in stone or written on pottery. The glyph resembles a horizontal or angled pair of strokes, reflecting the script’s primarily cursive and angular style derived from Aramaic. As part of the Unicode standard, it was encoded in the Supplementary Multilingual Plane in 2009, preserving a tangible link to the historical and cultural legacy of the Parthian civilization.

General Properties

Code Point	U+10B59
Version Added	5.2
Name	Inscriptional Parthian Number Two
Block	Inscriptional Parthian
General Category	Other Number
Canonical Combining Class	Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class	Right To Left

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding	𐭙
HTML Hex Encoding	𐭙
UTF-8 Encoding	0xF0 0x90 0xAD 0x99
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD802 0xDF59
UTF-32 Encoding	0x00010B59
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud802\udf59

Unicode Properties

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