U+17F4 "៴" Khmer Symbol Lek Attak Buon Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

U+17F4 "៴" Khmer Symbol Lek Attak Buon is a typographic mark used in the Khmer script of Cambodia to represent the number four in a specialized numerical or notation system. It forms part of the "Lek Attak" set, a series of symbols historically employed in religious, astrological, or traditional contexts for indicating numbers in a non-standard format. Unlike the ordinary Khmer digit for four, this symbol serves a distinct purpose akin to an archaic or formal numeral, often appearing in inscriptions or manuscripts where clarity and tradition are important.

General Properties

Code Point U+17F4
Version Added 4.0
Name Khmer Symbol Lek Attak Buon
Block Khmer
General Category Other Number
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Other Neutral

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding ៴
HTML Hex Encoding ៴
UTF-8 Encoding 0xE1 0x9F 0xB4
UTF-16 Encoding 0x17F4
UTF-32 Encoding 0x000017F4
C/C++/Java Escape \u17f4

Unicode Properties

NFC Quick Check Yes
NFD Quick Check Yes
NFKC Quick Check Yes
NFKD Quick Check Yes
Numeric Type Numeric
Numeric Value 4
Line Break Alphabetic
Script Khmer
Script Extensions Khmer
Indic Syllabic Category Other
Vertical Orientation Rotated
Grapheme Base Yes
Grapheme Cluster Break Other
Word Break Other
Sentence Break Other