U+11054 "𑁔" Brahmi Number Three Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

𑁔

U+11054 "𑁔" Brahmi Number Three is a numeral from the ancient Brahmi script, which was used across the Indian subcontinent from roughly the 3rd century BCE onward and serves as the ancestor of many modern Indic writing systems. This character specifically represents the numerical value three, part of a larger set of Brahmi numerals that were often inscribed on stone, copper plates, and coins for recording dates, quantities, and economic transactions. Its design consists of three distinct horizontal strokes, a simplified but clear visual representation of the number it denotes, reflecting the script's early and influential role in the development of written numerical notation in South Asia.

General Properties

Code Point U+11054
Version Added 6.0
Name Brahmi Number Three
Block Brahmi
General Category Other Number
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Other Neutral

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding 𑁔
HTML Hex Encoding 𑁔
UTF-8 Encoding 0xF0 0x91 0x81 0x94
UTF-16 Encoding 0xD804 0xDC54
UTF-32 Encoding 0x00011054
C/C++/Java Escape \ud804\udc54

Unicode Properties

NFC Quick Check Yes
NFD Quick Check Yes
NFKC Quick Check Yes
NFKD Quick Check Yes
Numeric Type Digital
Numeric Value 3
Line Break Ideographic
Script Brahmi
Script Extensions Brahmi
Indic Syllabic Category Brahmi Joining Number
Vertical Orientation Rotated
Grapheme Base Yes
Grapheme Cluster Break Other
Word Break Other
Sentence Break Other