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 |