U+11FC7 "𑿇" Tamil Fraction Three Sixty-Fourths Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

𑿇

U+11FC7 "𑿇" Tamil Fraction Three Sixty-Fourths is a numerical symbol from the Tamil script used in historical accounting and land measurement systems, representing the fractional value of 3/64. This character is part of the Tamil Supplement Unicode block, which includes various fractions and symbols that were traditionally employed in South Indian manuscripts and inscriptions. Its inclusion in Unicode preserves a specific numeric notation that reflects the precision of ancient Tamil mathematical practices, where fractions like this were used for dividing resources, calculating shares, or measuring quantities. The character itself appears as a distinct glyph, distinct from modern decimal representations, and serves as a cultural artifact of the sophisticated numerical traditions of the Tamil-speaking world.

General Properties

Code Point U+11FC7
Version Added 12.0
Name Tamil Fraction Three Sixty-Fourths
Block Tamil Supplement
General Category Other Number
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding 𑿇
HTML Hex Encoding 𑿇
UTF-8 Encoding 0xF0 0x91 0xBF 0x87
UTF-16 Encoding 0xD807 0xDFC7
UTF-32 Encoding 0x00011FC7
C/C++/Java Escape \ud807\udfc7

Unicode Properties

NFC Quick Check Yes
NFD Quick Check Yes
NFKC Quick Check Yes
NFKD Quick Check Yes
Numeric Type Numeric
Numeric Value 3/64
Line Break Alphabetic
Script Tamil
Script Extensions Tamil
Indic Syllabic Category Other
Vertical Orientation Rotated
Grapheme Base Yes
Grapheme Cluster Break Other
Word Break Other
Sentence Break Other