U+16D79 "" Kirat Rai Digit Nine Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
U+16D79 "" Kirat Rai Digit Nine is a numerical symbol from the Kirat Rai script, which is used to write the languages of the Kirat Rai communities in Nepal and parts of India, such as Bantawa, Chamling, and Limbu. This specific character represents the digit nine in the base 10 numbering system of the script. It was added to the Unicode Standard as part of the Kirat Rai block in version 16.0, released in September 2024, to support the preservation and digital use of this historically significant script. The digit's visual design typically follows the traditional calligraphic style of the Kirat Rai writing system, making it distinct from numeral forms in other South Asian scripts.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+16D79 |
| Version Added | 16.0 |
| Name | Kirat Rai Digit Nine |
| Block | Kirat Rai |
| General Category | Decimal Number |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 𖵹 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 𖵹 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xF0 0x96 0xB5 0xB9 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD81B 0xDD79 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00016D79 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud81b\udd79 |
Unicode Properties
| NFC Quick Check | Yes |
| NFD Quick Check | Yes |
| NFKC Quick Check | Yes |
| NFKD Quick Check | Yes |
| Numeric Type | Decimal |
| Numeric Value | 9 |
| 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 |