U+A8E2 "꣢" Combining Devanagari Digit Two Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
꣢
U+A8E2 "꣢" Combining Devanagari Digit Two is a diacritical mark used in the Devanagari script to represent the numerical digit 2 when applied to a base character as a combining form, functioning primarily in archaic or specialized orthographic contexts such as mathematical notation or textual annotations within Sanskrit and related languages. This character modifies the host letter by adding a small superscript or attached numeral indicator, distinguishing it from standalone digits and preserving the script's complex typographic lineage. Its inclusion in Unicode facilitates accurate digital representation of historical and liturgical manuscripts that require mixed numerical and textual elements.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+A8E2 |
| Version Added | 5.2 |
| Name | Combining Devanagari Digit Two |
| Block | Devanagari Extended |
| General Category | Nonspacing Mark |
| Canonical Combining Class | Above |
| Bidirectional Class | Nonspacing Mark |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ꣢ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ꣢ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xEA 0xA3 0xA2 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xA8E2 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0000A8E2 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ua8e2 |