U+1A88 "᪈" Tai Tham Hora Digit Eight Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
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U+1A88 "᪈" Tai Tham Hora Digit Eight is a numeral used in the Tai Tham script, which is historically employed to write languages such as Northern Thai (Lanna), Tai Lü, and Khün. This digit represents the number eight within a special set of hora digits, a system traditionally applied in calendrical, astrological, and horoscopic contexts rather than in everyday counting. Its design reflects the distinctive rounded and angular strokes characteristic of the Tai Tham script, and it is encoded in Unicode to support digital preservation and accurate rendering of historical and religious texts from the region.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+1A88 |
| Version Added | 5.2 |
| Name | Tai Tham Hora Digit Eight |
| Block | Tai Tham |
| General Category | Decimal Number |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ᪈ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ᪈ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE1 0xAA 0x88 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x1A88 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00001A88 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u1a88 |