Indic Syllabic Category - Number

Number is a relatively rare category within the Indic Syllabic Category, used to denote characters that function as numeric digits or numeral signs within Indic scripts. This value applies to a limited set of glyphs, such as the independent numerals found in scripts like Devanagari, Bengali, and Gujarati, which represent numbers 0 through 9. These characters are distinct from letters or vowel signs, and the category helps clarify their role in text processing, particularly for sorting and rendering, by marking them as inherently numeric rather than as part of a word’s phonetic structure. The value does not cover complex numeral systems or fractions, but only the basic integer digit forms.