U+111E5 "𑇥" Sinhala Archaic Digit Five Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
𑇥
U+111E5 "𑇥" Sinhala Archaic Digit Five is a numeral sign of historical significance, representing the number five in an ancient Sinhala numerical system that was used primarily for writing dates and counting in palm leaf manuscripts and epigraphic records. This character belongs to the Sinhala Archaic Numbers block, a specialized set of digits distinct from the standard modern Sinhala numerals, and it reflects a pre modern notation style that appeared in texts from around the 8th to 13th centuries. Its inclusion in Unicode allows for the accurate digital preservation and scholarly study of these historical documents, linking contemporary computing with Sri Lanka's cultural heritage.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+111E5 |
| Version Added | 7.0 |
| Name | Sinhala Archaic Digit Five |
| Block | Sinhala Archaic Numbers |
| General Category | Other Number |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 𑇥 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 𑇥 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xF0 0x91 0x87 0xA5 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD804 0xDDE5 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x000111E5 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud804\udde5 |
Unicode Properties
| NFC Quick Check | Yes |
| NFD Quick Check | Yes |
| NFKC Quick Check | Yes |
| NFKD Quick Check | Yes |
| Numeric Type | Numeric |
| Numeric Value | 5 |
| Line Break | Alphabetic |
| Script | Sinhala |
| Script Extensions | Sinhala |
| Indic Syllabic Category | Number |
| Vertical Orientation | Rotated |
| Grapheme Base | Yes |
| Grapheme Cluster Break | Other |
| Word Break | Other |
| Sentence Break | Other |