U+16D78 "𖵸" Kirat Rai Digit Eight Unicode Character

U+16D78 "𖵸" Kirat Rai Digit Eight is a numeral used within the Kirat Rai script, which was historically employed for writing the Limbu language and related Kirati languages in parts of Nepal and India. This digit represents the number eight in a decimal system that, like many traditional scripts, has its own set of distinct symbols for numerals. Its inclusion in the Unicode Standard, specifically in the Kirat Rai block, ensures that this numeral can be digitally represented and used in modern text processing, preserving the script’s cultural and linguistic heritage for documentation, education, and online communication.

General Properties

Code Point	U+16D78
Version Added	16.0
Name	Kirat Rai Digit Eight
Block	Kirat Rai
General Category	Decimal Number
Canonical Combining Class	Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class	Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding	𖵸
HTML Hex Encoding	𖵸
UTF-8 Encoding	0xF0 0x96 0xB5 0xB8
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD81B 0xDD78
UTF-32 Encoding	0x00016D78
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud81b\udd78

Unicode Properties

NFC Quick Check	Yes
NFD Quick Check	Yes
NFKC Quick Check	Yes
NFKD Quick Check	Yes
Numeric Type	Decimal
Numeric Value	8
Line Break	Numeric
Script	Kirat Rai
Script Extensions	Kirat Rai
Indic Syllabic Category	Number
ID Continue	Yes
XID Continue	Yes
Vertical Orientation	Rotated
Grapheme Base	Yes
Grapheme Cluster Break	Other
Word Break	Numeric
Sentence Break	Numeric