U+1EC75 "𞱵" Indic Siyaq Number Five Unicode Character

U+1EC75 "𞱵" Indic Siyaq Number Five is a numerical symbol used within the Indic Siyaq numeral system, which was historically employed in accountancy and financial documents across regions of the Indian subcontinent, particularly in Persian-influenced contexts. This system, part of the broader Siyaq script, represents numbers in a compact and stylized form to prevent fraud and ambiguity in handwritten records. The character specifically denotes the digit five, contributing to a decimal-based tallying method where each symbol has a distinct and stylized shape, distinct from the more familiar decimal digits. Its addition to the Unicode standard allows for the digital preservation and accurate representation of historical documents and accounting texts that utilize this traditional numeral system.

General Properties

Code Point	U+1EC75
Version Added	11.0
Name	Indic Siyaq Number Five
Block	Indic Siyaq Numbers
General Category	Other Number
Canonical Combining Class	Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class	Arabic Letter

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding	𞱵
HTML Hex Encoding	𞱵
UTF-8 Encoding	0xF0 0x9E 0xB1 0xB5
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD83B 0xDC75
UTF-32 Encoding	0x0001EC75
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud83b\udc75

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	Rotated
Grapheme Base	Yes
Grapheme Cluster Break	Other
Word Break	Other
Sentence Break	Other