U+A8D6 "꣖" Saurashtra Digit Six Unicode Character

U+A8D6 "꣖" Saurashtra Digit Six is a numeric glyph used in the Saurashtra script, an abugida historically employed to write the Saurashtra language spoken in parts of southern India. This character represents the numerical value of six and belongs to the Saurashtra block of Unicode, which was added to the standard in 2008. The digit is written with a distinctive calligraphic style that aligns with the Saurashtra script's round and flowing shapes, and it functions within a traditional decimal numeral system alongside other Saurashtra digits. Its inclusion in Unicode supports the digital preservation and typesetting of Saurashtra texts, particularly in historical manuscripts and modern linguistic studies.

General Properties

Code Point	U+A8D6
Version Added	5.1
Name	Saurashtra Digit Six
Block	Saurashtra
General Category	Decimal Number
Canonical Combining Class	Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class	Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding	꣖
HTML Hex Encoding	꣖
UTF-8 Encoding	0xEA 0xA3 0x96
UTF-16 Encoding	0xA8D6
UTF-32 Encoding	0x0000A8D6
C/C++/Java Escape	\ua8d6

Unicode Properties

NFC Quick Check	Yes
NFD Quick Check	Yes
NFKC Quick Check	Yes
NFKD Quick Check	Yes
Numeric Type	Decimal
Numeric Value	6
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