U+1D2C2 "𝋂" Kaktovik Numeral Two Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
𝋂
U+1D2C2 "𝋂" Kaktovik Numeral Two is a visual glyph representing the number 2 in the Kaktovik numeral system, a base-20 notation invented by Iñupiaq students in Kaktovik, Alaska, in the 1990s to aid in preserving their language and cultural mathematical practices. Its design, consisting of two vertical strokes, reflects a simple tally-like structure that directly corresponds to the quantity it represents, making it intuitive for counting and arithmetic within the Iñupiaq community. This character is part of a dedicated Unicode block (U+1D2C0 to U+1D2FF) added in 2023 to support the digital encoding of these numerals, ensuring their use in modern computing and documentation.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+1D2C2 |
| Version Added | 15.0 |
| Name | Kaktovik Numeral Two |
| Block | Kaktovik Numerals |
| General Category | Other Number |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 𝋂 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 𝋂 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xF0 0x9D 0x8B 0x82 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD834 0xDEC2 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0001D2C2 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud834\udec2 |
Unicode Properties
| NFC Quick Check | Yes |
| NFD Quick Check | Yes |
| NFKC Quick Check | Yes |
| NFKD Quick Check | Yes |
| Numeric Type | Numeric |
| Numeric Value | 2 |
| Line Break | Alphabetic |
| Script | Common |
| Script Extensions | Common |
| Indic Syllabic Category | Other |
| Vertical Orientation | Rotated |
| Grapheme Base | Yes |
| Grapheme Cluster Break | Other |
| Word Break | Other |
| Sentence Break | Other |