U+0AE6 "૦" Gujarati Digit Zero Unicode Character

U+0AE6 "૦" Gujarati Digit Zero is the visual representation of the numeral zero within the Gujarati script, used to write the Gujarati language primarily in the Indian state of Gujarat. It appears as a rounded, open circle, distinct from the Arabic numeral "0", and functions as a placeholder digit in the Gujarati decimal numbering system, where it represents a null value or the lack of a quantity in a specific place value. This character is part of the Gujarati block in Unicode, encoded at position U+0AE6, and is essential for writing numbers, dates, and mathematical expressions in the Gujarati language, following the same base-10 positional notation familiar in many cultures.