U+1D2E0 "𝋠" Mayan Numeral Zero Unicode Character

U+1D2E0 "𝋠" Mayan Numeral Zero is a graphical representation of the zero concept used in the ancient Mayan vigesimal or base twenty numeral system. Unlike the modern decimal notion of zero as a placeholder for an empty value, the Mayan zero, often depicted as a shell or a closed fist shape, was employed to indicate the completion of a cycle and the beginning of a new one, particularly in their complex calendar calculations. This character is part of the Unicode standard to support digital encoding of historical and epigraphic texts, allowing for the proper representation of Mayan numerals alongside other scripts in modern computing environments.

General Properties

Code Point	U+1D2E0
Version Added	11.0
Name	Mayan Numeral Zero
Block	Mayan Numerals
General Category	Other Number
Canonical Combining Class	Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class	Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding	𝋠
HTML Hex Encoding	𝋠
UTF-8 Encoding	0xF0 0x9D 0x8B 0xA0
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD834 0xDEE0
UTF-32 Encoding	0x0001D2E0
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud834\udee0

Unicode Properties

NFC Quick Check	Yes
NFD Quick Check	Yes
NFKC Quick Check	Yes
NFKD Quick Check	Yes
Numeric Type	Numeric
Numeric Value	0
Line Break	Alphabetic
Script	Common
Script Extensions	Common
Indic Syllabic Category	Other
Vertical Orientation	Upright
Grapheme Base	Yes
Grapheme Cluster Break	Other
Word Break	Other
Sentence Break	Other