U+11C5C "𑱜" Bhaiksuki Number Three Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

𑱜

U+11C5C "𑱜" Bhaiksuki Number Three is a numerical glyph from the historic Bhaiksuki script, which was used primarily in the eastern regions of South Asia, particularly in present day Bihar and Bengal, during the medieval period from around the 6th to the 12th centuries CE. This character represents the digit three and belongs to the Bhaiksuki block of the Unicode Standard, added to encode ancient Brahmi derived scripts for modern digital preservation and scholarly research. Its distinctive form reflects the stylistic conventions of the Bhaiksuki writing system, which was often employed for inscribing Buddhist manuscripts and votive texts. The inclusion of this numeral in Unicode facilitates accurate textual representation and analysis of historical documents written in the Bhaiksuki script.

General Properties

Code Point U+11C5C
Version Added 9.0
Name Bhaiksuki Number Three
Block Bhaiksuki
General Category Other Number
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding 𑱜
HTML Hex Encoding 𑱜
UTF-8 Encoding 0xF0 0x91 0xB1 0x9C
UTF-16 Encoding 0xD807 0xDC5C
UTF-32 Encoding 0x00011C5C
C/C++/Java Escape \ud807\udc5c

Unicode Properties

NFC Quick Check Yes
NFD Quick Check Yes
NFKC Quick Check Yes
NFKD Quick Check Yes
Numeric Type Numeric
Numeric Value 3
Line Break Alphabetic
Script Bhaiksuki
Script Extensions Bhaiksuki
Indic Syllabic Category Number
Vertical Orientation Rotated
Grapheme Base Yes
Grapheme Cluster Break Other
Word Break Other
Sentence Break Other