U+19E8 "᧨" Khmer Symbol Pram-Bei Koet Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
᧨
U+19E8 "᧨" Khmer Symbol Pram-Bei Koet is a numeric symbol used in the Khmer script of Cambodia, specifically representing the number eight. Its name, "Pram-Bei Koet," translates to "five three born" or "eight" in the traditional Khmer numeral system, where it functions as a compact or stylistic variant for the digit 8. This symbol belongs to the Khmer Symbols block of Unicode, which includes specialized characters for lunar calendar dates, religious texts, and traditional arithmetic, reflecting Cambodia's cultural heritage.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+19E8 |
| Version Added | 4.0 |
| Name | Khmer Symbol Pram-Bei Koet |
| Block | Khmer Symbols |
| General Category | Other Symbol |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Other Neutral |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ᧨ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ᧨ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE1 0xA7 0xA8 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x19E8 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x000019E8 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u19e8 |
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 | Khmer |
| Script Extensions | Khmer |
| Indic Syllabic Category | Other |
| Vertical Orientation | Rotated |
| Grapheme Base | Yes |
| Grapheme Cluster Break | Other |
| Word Break | Other |
| Sentence Break | Other |