U+1106F "𑁯" Brahmi Digit Nine Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

𑁯

U+1106F "𑁯" Brahmi Digit Nine is a numeral used in the ancient Brahmi script, which is one of the earliest writing systems in South Asia and the ancestor of many modern scripts in the region. This character represents the numerical value nine and belongs to the Brahmi block of the Unicode Standard, which was added to preserve and encode the historical script for digital use. The shape of the digit is a stylized, often curving mark that reflects the original Brahmi writing style, primarily inscribed on stone or clay in ancient inscriptions dating back to the early centuries BCE. Its inclusion in Unicode allows scholars, linguists, and historians to accurately represent and study ancient texts and numerals in modern electronic documents.

General Properties

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

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding 𑁯
HTML Hex Encoding 𑁯
UTF-8 Encoding 0xF0 0x91 0x81 0xAF
UTF-16 Encoding 0xD804 0xDC6F
UTF-32 Encoding 0x0001106F
C/C++/Java Escape \ud804\udc6f

Unicode Properties

NFC Quick Check Yes
NFD Quick Check Yes
NFKC Quick Check Yes
NFKD Quick Check Yes
Numeric Type Decimal
Numeric Value 9
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