U+11C61 "𑱡" Bhaiksuki Number Eight Unicode Character

U+11C61 "𑱡" Bhaiksuki Number Eight is a numerical glyph representing the digit eight in the Bhaiksuki script, an ancient Brahmic writing system historically used in parts of India and Nepal to write Buddhist texts, particularly the Sanskrit language. This character belongs to the Bhaiksuki block within Unicode and serves as a numeric digit within that script's numeration system, which is structured with its own distinct symbols for numbers. Its inclusion in Unicode helps preserve and enable digital representation of this historical script, facilitating scholarly study and access to manuscripts.

General Properties

Code Point	U+11C61
Version Added	9.0
Name	Bhaiksuki Number Eight
Block	Bhaiksuki
General Category	Other Number
Canonical Combining Class	Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class	Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding	𑱡
HTML Hex Encoding	𑱡
UTF-8 Encoding	0xF0 0x91 0xB1 0xA1
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD807 0xDC61
UTF-32 Encoding	0x00011C61
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud807\udc61

Unicode Properties

NFC Quick Check	Yes
NFD Quick Check	Yes
NFKC Quick Check	Yes
NFKD Quick Check	Yes
Numeric Type	Numeric
Numeric Value	8
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