U+1D378 "𝍸" Tally Mark Five Unicode Character

U+1D378 "𝍸" Tally Mark Five is a numeral symbol from the Counting Rod Numerals block, representing the number five in a traditional East Asian tally system used for counting and record keeping. Unlike simpler single stroke tallies, this character is formed by a distinctive cross shape or horizontal bar with a vertical stroke, often used in conjunction with other tally marks to denote multiples of five in written Chinese, Japanese, and Korean contexts. It is designed for mathematical and historical computing applications to accurately encode ancient or stylized tallying methods, preserving a cultural practice where groups of five strokes are commonly bundled together for clarity in accounting, trade, and documentation.

General Properties

Code Point	U+1D378
Version Added	11.0
Name	Tally Mark Five
Block	Counting Rod Numerals
General Category	Other Number
Canonical Combining Class	Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class	Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding	𝍸
HTML Hex Encoding	𝍸
UTF-8 Encoding	0xF0 0x9D 0x8D 0xB8
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD834 0xDF78
UTF-32 Encoding	0x0001D378
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud834\udf78

Unicode Properties

NFC Quick Check	Yes
NFD Quick Check	Yes
NFKC Quick Check	Yes
NFKD Quick Check	Yes
Numeric Type	Numeric
Numeric Value	5
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