U+1D36D "𝍭" Counting Rod Tens Digit Five Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
𝍭
U+1D36D "𝍭" Counting Rod Tens Digit Five is a historical numeral symbol from the ancient Chinese counting rod system, used to represent the number five in the tens place. This system employed small rods made of bamboo or other materials to perform calculations, and vertical or horizontal arrangements of these rods indicated digits in a decimal, place value notation. The tens digit five specifically is depicted with a unique horizontal stroke pattern, distinct from single-unit digits, reflecting its use in representing numbers like 50 or in complex mathematical operations before the adoption of modern numerals.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+1D36D |
| Version Added | 5.0 |
| Name | Counting Rod Tens Digit Five |
| Block | Counting Rod Numerals |
| General Category | Other Number |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 𝍭 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 𝍭 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xF0 0x9D 0x8D 0xAD |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD834 0xDF6D |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0001D36D |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud834\udf6d |