U+A8E4 "꣤" Combining Devanagari Digit Four Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

U+A8E4 "꣤" Combining Devanagari Digit Four is a diacritical mark used in the Devanagari script to represent the numeric digit four when attached to a base character, typically in the context of writing Sanskrit or other languages that employ the script. Unlike a standalone digit, this combining version modifies the appearance of the character it follows, often appearing as a small sign above or within the letter's structure. It belongs to the Devanagari Extended Unicode block, where it serves primarily for precise textual representation in scholarly or liturgical works, such as in the transcription of Vedic texts. Its use ensures accurate encoding of numeric values in complex typographic arrangements without altering the phonetic integrity of the base character.

General Properties

Code Point U+A8E4
Version Added 5.2
Name Combining Devanagari Digit Four
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 0xA4
UTF-16 Encoding 0xA8E4
UTF-32 Encoding 0x0000A8E4
C/C++/Java Escape \ua8e4

Unicode Properties

NFC Quick Check Yes
NFD Quick Check Yes
NFKC Quick Check Yes
NFKD Quick Check Yes
Numeric Type None
Numeric Value NaN
Joining Type Transparent
Line Break Combining Mark
Case Ignorable Yes
Script Devanagari
Script Extensions Devanagari
Indic Syllabic Category Cantillation Mark
Indic Positional Category Top
Indic Conjunct Break Extend
ID Continue Yes
XID Continue Yes
Diacritic Yes
Vertical Orientation Rotated
Grapheme Extend Yes
Grapheme Cluster Break Extend
Word Break Extend
Sentence Break Extend