U+1106C "𑁬" Brahmi Digit Six Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

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U+1106C "𑁬" Brahmi Digit Six is a numeral from the ancient Brahmi script, representing the number six, used in the historical writing system that is the ancestor of many modern South Asian and Southeast Asian scripts. It belongs to the Brahmi block of Unicode, encoded for digital representation of this early Indian script primarily used during the Mauryan and Gupta periods. This character is visually distinct from its modern counterparts and is of interest to scholars of epigraphy, historical linguistics, and paleography for studying ancient inscriptions and manuscripts. Its inclusion in Unicode allows for the accurate digital transcription and analysis of texts where this numeral appears, preserving a key element of South Asia's writing heritage.

General Properties

Code Point U+1106C
Version Added 6.0
Name Brahmi Digit Six
Block Brahmi
General Category Decimal Number
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding 𑁬
HTML Hex Encoding 𑁬
UTF-8 Encoding 0xF0 0x91 0x81 0xAC
UTF-16 Encoding 0xD804 0xDC6C
UTF-32 Encoding 0x0001106C
C/C++/Java Escape \ud804\udc6c

Unicode Properties

NFC Quick Check Yes
NFD Quick Check Yes
NFKC Quick Check Yes
NFKD Quick Check Yes
Numeric Type Decimal
Numeric Value 6
Line Break Aksara Start
Script Brahmi
Script Extensions Brahmi
Indic Syllabic Category Number
ID Continue Yes
XID Continue Yes
Vertical Orientation Rotated
Grapheme Base Yes
Grapheme Cluster Break Other
Word Break Numeric
Sentence Break Numeric