U+1D2C8 "𝋈" Kaktovik Numeral Eight Unicode Character

U+1D2C8 "𝋈" Kaktovik Numeral Eight is a numeric symbol derived from the Kaktovik Inupiaq numeral system, which was created by schoolchildren in Kaktovik, Alaska in the 1990s to represent the base-20 counting system of the Inupiaq language. This specific glyph depicts eight as a small horizontal line above a set of joined vertical strokes that visually echo the traditional tally marks used in the system. It was added to the Unicode Standard as part of the Kaktovik Numerals block to support the digital preservation and revitalization of the Inupiaq language and its unique arithmetic representation.

General Properties

Code Point	U+1D2C8
Version Added	15.0
Name	Kaktovik Numeral Eight
Block	Kaktovik Numerals
General Category	Other Number
Canonical Combining Class	Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class	Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding	𝋈
HTML Hex Encoding	𝋈
UTF-8 Encoding	0xF0 0x9D 0x8B 0x88
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD834 0xDEC8
UTF-32 Encoding	0x0001D2C8
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud834\udec8

Unicode Properties

NFC Quick Check	Yes
NFD Quick Check	Yes
NFKC Quick Check	Yes
NFKD Quick Check	Yes
Numeric Type	Numeric
Numeric Value	8
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