U+10B7B "𐭻" Inscriptional Pahlavi Number Four Unicode Character

U+10B7B "𐭻" Inscriptional Pahlavi Number Four is a numerical glyph from the Inscriptional Pahlavi script, an ancient writing system used for the Middle Persian language during the Sassanid and Parthian eras. This character represents the number four and belongs to the Inscriptional Pahlavi block of Unicode, which encodes letters and numerals carved into stone monuments or metalwork from the third to seventh centuries CE. The symbol’s angular, linear form reflects the script’s chiseled origins, where scribes adapted Aramaic characters for administrative and royal inscriptions. As part of a numeric system that often combined signs for larger numbers, U+10B7B helps modern scholars accurately read and transcribe historical records of the Sasanian Empire.

General Properties

Code Point	U+10B7B
Version Added	5.2
Name	Inscriptional Pahlavi Number Four
Block	Inscriptional Pahlavi
General Category	Other Number
Canonical Combining Class	Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class	Right To Left

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding	𐭻
HTML Hex Encoding	𐭻
UTF-8 Encoding	0xF0 0x90 0xAD 0xBB
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD802 0xDF7B
UTF-32 Encoding	0x00010B7B
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud802\udf7b

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	Inscriptional Pahlavi
Script Extensions	Inscriptional Pahlavi
Indic Syllabic Category	Other
Vertical Orientation	Rotated
Grapheme Base	Yes
Grapheme Cluster Break	Other
Word Break	Other
Sentence Break	Other