U+1ED3C "ðž´¼" Ottoman Siyaq Fraction One Half Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

ðž´¼

U+1ED3C "ðž´¼" Ottoman Siyaq Fraction One Half is a numeral glyph from the Ottoman Siyaq number system, a script used historically in Ottoman administrative and financial documents to represent fractions and numbers concisely. Specifically, this character denotes the fraction one half, playing a role in the accounting and taxation records of the Ottoman Empire where numerical shorthand was essential for efficient bookkeeping. It belongs to a specialized Unicode block that preserves these traditional numerals for digital encoding, allowing modern scholars and typographers to accurately represent historical Ottoman texts and fiscal manuscripts.

General Properties

Code Point U+1ED3C
Version Added 12.0
Name Ottoman Siyaq Fraction One Half
Block Ottoman Siyaq Numbers
General Category Other Number
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Arabic Letter

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding 𞴼
HTML Hex Encoding 𞴼
UTF-8 Encoding 0xF0 0x9E 0xB4 0xBC
UTF-16 Encoding 0xD83B 0xDD3C
UTF-32 Encoding 0x0001ED3C
C/C++/Java Escape \ud83b\udd3c

Unicode Properties

NFC Quick Check Yes
NFD Quick Check Yes
NFKC Quick Check Yes
NFKD Quick Check Yes
Numeric Type Numeric
Numeric Value 1/2
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