U+11FEF "𑿯" Tamil Starting from Sign Unicode Character

U+11FEF "𑿯" Tamil Starting from Sign is a historic numeral symbol used within the Tamil script to denote the starting value or origin in certain numerical contexts, primarily in traditional accounting, land measurement, or timekeeping systems. This character functions as a specific grammatical or numerical marker, instructing the reader to interpret the subsequent digits or figures as beginning from a designated starting point, much like a zero or placeholder in certain arithmetic sequences. Its inclusion in Unicode ensures that this culturally significant notation can be accurately represented in digital text, preserving an element of Tamil writing tradition for modern typographic and scholarly use.

General Properties

Code Point	U+11FEF
Version Added	12.0
Name	Tamil Starting from 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 0xAF
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD807 0xDFEF
UTF-32 Encoding	0x00011FEF
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud807\udfef

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