U+11FCA "𑿊" Tamil Fraction One Sixteenth-2 Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

𑿊

U+11FCA "𑿊" Tamil Fraction One Sixteenth-2 is a specific numeric symbol used in the Tamil script to denote the fraction one sixteenth, representing a distinct variant within the traditional Tamil fractional system. This character belongs to the Tamil Supplement Unicode block, which encodes ancient and medieval numeral signs that were historically employed for accounting, land measurement, and trade in Tamil-speaking regions. As a specialized fraction, it differs from other sixteenth symbols by its unique graphic form, reflecting the complexity and precision of the Tamil numerical notation system. Its inclusion in Unicode ensures digital preservation and standardized representation of this historical cultural mathematical expression for modern computing and scholarly use.

General Properties

Code Point	U+11FCA
Version Added	12.0
Name	Tamil Fraction One Sixteenth-2
Block	Tamil Supplement
General Category	Other Number
Canonical Combining Class	Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class	Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding	𑿊
HTML Hex Encoding	𑿊
UTF-8 Encoding	0xF0 0x91 0xBF 0x8A
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD807 0xDFCA
UTF-32 Encoding	0x00011FCA
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud807\udfca

Unicode Properties

NFC Quick Check	Yes
NFD Quick Check	Yes
NFKC Quick Check	Yes
NFKD Quick Check	Yes
Numeric Type	Numeric
Numeric Value	1/16
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