U+09F5 "৵" Bengali Currency Numerator Two Unicode Character
Unicode Version 18.0
Source: Browser Default
U+09F5 "৵" Bengali Currency Numerator Two is a specialized typographic glyph used within the Bengali script to represent the numerator "2" in old-style, subdivisional currency denominations, most notably the pre-decimalization system of the Indian rupee. It belongs to a set of unique fractional numerals that appear in historical financial manuscripts and printed documents to indicate amounts like two-sixteenths of an anna, functioning within a system of additive currency subunits that were common before decimalization. As part of the Bengali block in Unicode, this character serves as a crucial tool for digital preservation of archaic monetary records and texts.
General Properties
Code Point
U+09F5
Name
Bengali Currency Numerator Two
Encodings
HTML Decimal Encoding
৵
HTML Hex Encoding
৵
UTF-8 Encoding
0xE0 0xA7 0xB5
UTF-16 Encoding
0x09F5
UTF-32 Encoding
0x000009F5
C/C++/Java Escape
\u09f5
Unicode Properties
Numeric Value
1/8
Script Extensions
Bengali