U+A8D4 "꣔" Saurashtra Digit Four Unicode Character

U+A8D4 "꣔" Saurashtra Digit Four is a numerical symbol used within the Saurashtra script, an abugida historically employed to write the Saurashtra language in parts of Southern India, particularly Tamil Nadu. This digit represents the number four and belongs to a set of ten decimal digits that were part of the script's numerical system, which follows a standard positional notation. While the Saurashtra script is now rarely used for everyday writing, its digits, including the digit four, are encoded in Unicode for scholarly, historical, and digital preservation purposes, allowing for the accurate representation of ancient or liturgical texts and linguistic research.

General Properties

Code Point	U+A8D4
Version Added	5.1
Name	Saurashtra Digit Four
Block	Saurashtra
General Category	Decimal Number
Canonical Combining Class	Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class	Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding	꣔
HTML Hex Encoding	꣔
UTF-8 Encoding	0xEA 0xA3 0x94
UTF-16 Encoding	0xA8D4
UTF-32 Encoding	0x0000A8D4
C/C++/Java Escape	\ua8d4

Unicode Properties

NFC Quick Check	Yes
NFD Quick Check	Yes
NFKC Quick Check	Yes
NFKD Quick Check	Yes
Numeric Type	Decimal
Numeric Value	4
Line Break	Numeric
Script	Saurashtra
Script Extensions	Saurashtra
Indic Syllabic Category	Number
ID Continue	Yes
XID Continue	Yes
Vertical Orientation	Rotated
Grapheme Base	Yes
Grapheme Cluster Break	Other
Word Break	Numeric
Sentence Break	Numeric