U+1D2CA "𝋊" Kaktovik Numeral Ten Unicode Character

U+1D2CA "𝋊" Kaktovik Numeral Ten is a symbol from a numeral system originally invented by Iñupiaq schoolchildren in Kaktovik, Alaska, in the 1990s to represent numbers in a way that complements the base-20 counting system of their language. This numeral directly represents the value ten and is visually constructed as a single vertical stroke, consistent with the simple, stroke based design of the Kaktovik script where each numeral corresponds to a distinct number of marks. The inclusion of this character in the Unicode standard helps preserve and digitally support an indigenous cultural innovation, ensuring its use in modern computing and education.

General Properties

Code Point	U+1D2CA
Version Added	15.0
Name	Kaktovik Numeral Ten
Block	Kaktovik Numerals
General Category	Other Number
Canonical Combining Class	Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class	Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding	𝋊
HTML Hex Encoding	𝋊
UTF-8 Encoding	0xF0 0x9D 0x8B 0x8A
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD834 0xDECA
UTF-32 Encoding	0x0001D2CA
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud834\udeca

Unicode Properties

NFC Quick Check	Yes
NFD Quick Check	Yes
NFKC Quick Check	Yes
NFKD Quick Check	Yes
Numeric Type	Numeric
Numeric Value	10
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