U+11066 "𑁦" Brahmi Digit Zero Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
𑁦
U+11066 "𑁦" Brahmi Digit Zero is a numerical glyph from the ancient Brahmi script, representing the concept of zero as a placeholder in the decimal positional numeral system. It appears as a small, circular symbol, similar in shape to the modern digit zero, and is part of the Brahmi block of Unicode, which encodes characters used to write a range of early South Asian languages. This digit is historically significant because Brahmi inscriptions provide some of the earliest evidence for the use of zero as a numeral, marking an important milestone in the development of mathematics and written number systems.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+11066 |
| Version Added | 6.0 |
| Name | Brahmi Digit Zero |
| Block | Brahmi |
| General Category | Decimal Number |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 𑁦 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 𑁦 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xF0 0x91 0x81 0xA6 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD804 0xDC66 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00011066 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud804\udc66 |