U+1106C "𑁬" Brahmi Digit Six Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
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
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