U+11FE9 "𑿩" Tamil Traditional Number Sign Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

𑿩

U+11FE9 "𑿩" Tamil Traditional Number Sign is a symbol used within the Tamil numeral system to represent a large numeric value, specifically the number sixty thousand. This character belongs to the Tamil Supplement Unicode block, which was introduced to encode various historical and traditional symbols used in Tamil script for accounting, documentation, and calendrical purposes. Unlike the standard Tamil digits, this sign follows an additive numeral system where such specific symbols represent large round numbers like this. Its inclusion in Unicode helps preserve and digitally represent the unique numerical traditions of the Tamil language, ensuring that historical texts and modern digital communication can accurately convey these ancient numeric conventions.

General Properties

Code Point	U+11FE9
Version Added	12.0
Name	Tamil Traditional Number Sign
Block	Tamil Supplement
General Category	Other Symbol
Canonical Combining Class	Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class	Other Neutral

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding	𑿩
HTML Hex Encoding	𑿩
UTF-8 Encoding	0xF0 0x91 0xBF 0xA9
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD807 0xDFE9
UTF-32 Encoding	0x00011FE9
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud807\udfe9

Unicode Properties

NFC Quick Check	Yes
NFD Quick Check	Yes
NFKC Quick Check	Yes
NFKD Quick Check	Yes
Numeric Type	None
Numeric Value	NaN
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