U+1D362 "𝍢" Counting Rod Unit Digit Three Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
𝍢
U+1D362 "𝍢" Counting Rod Unit Digit Three is a numeral used in the historical Chinese counting rod system, a positional decimal notation for mathematical calculation that predates the abacus. This specific character represents the digit three in the unit (ones) place, typically depicted as three vertical lines arranged in a row, reflecting the rod-based method where vertical rods indicate numbers from one to nine. It belongs to the "Counting Rod Numerals" block of Unicode, preserving a tangible link to ancient computational practices from East Asia.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+1D362 |
| Version Added | 5.0 |
| Name | Counting Rod Unit Digit Three |
| Block | Counting Rod Numerals |
| General Category | Other Number |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 𝍢 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 𝍢 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xF0 0x9D 0x8D 0xA2 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD834 0xDF62 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0001D362 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud834\udf62 |