U+1ECA6 "𞲦" Indic Siyaq Number Prefixed Four Unicode Character

U+1ECA6 "𞲦" Indic Siyaq Number Prefixed Four is a historical numeral used in the Indic Siyaq notation system developed for accounting and financial record keeping in the Mughal Empire and surrounding regions. This character represents the number four specifically when used in a prefixed position within a larger numerical sequence, often to denote a multiplier or a fractional value in complex calculations. The Indic Siyaq script, which includes this character, is part of the Unicode standard to preserve the unique numeric and administrative tradition of early modern South Asia.

General Properties

Code Point	U+1ECA6
Version Added	11.0
Name	Indic Siyaq Number Prefixed Four
Block	Indic Siyaq Numbers
General Category	Other Number
Canonical Combining Class	Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class	Arabic Letter

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding	𞲦
HTML Hex Encoding	𞲦
UTF-8 Encoding	0xF0 0x9E 0xB2 0xA6
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD83B 0xDCA6
UTF-32 Encoding	0x0001ECA6
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud83b\udca6

Unicode Properties

NFC Quick Check	Yes
NFD Quick Check	Yes
NFKC Quick Check	Yes
NFKD Quick Check	Yes
Numeric Type	Numeric
Numeric Value	4
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