U+1EC8B "𞲋" Indic Siyaq Number Nine Hundred Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
𞲋
U+1EC8B "𞲋" Indic Siyaq Number Nine Hundred is a numeral sign from the Indic Siyaq Numbers block, used historically in accounting systems within the Mughal Empire and related regions to denote the value nine hundred. This script, known as Siyaq, was developed for financial and administrative records, using a unique and often cursive set of symbols to represent numbers in order to prevent fraud and simplify accounting. The character itself resembles a stylized, abstract shape rather than a typical numeric glyph, reflecting its origin in a specialized calligraphic tradition. As part of the Unicode standard, it is encoded under Plane 1 (SMP) and helps preserve the digital representation of this historical numeral system.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+1EC8B |
| Version Added | 11.0 |
| Name | Indic Siyaq Number Nine Hundred |
| Block | Indic Siyaq Numbers |
| General Category | Other Number |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Arabic Letter |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 𞲋 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 𞲋 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xF0 0x9E 0xB2 0x8B |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD83B 0xDC8B |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0001EC8B |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud83b\udc8b |
Unicode Properties
| NFC Quick Check | Yes |
| NFD Quick Check | Yes |
| NFKC Quick Check | Yes |
| NFKD Quick Check | Yes |
| Numeric Type | Numeric |
| Numeric Value | 900 |
| 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 |