U+0D5B "" Malayalam Fraction One Twentieth Unicode Character

Unicode Version 18.0

Source: Noto Sans Malayalam Source: Browser Default

U+0D5B "" Malayalam Fraction One Twentieth is a numeric symbol from the Malayalam script used traditionally to denote the fraction one twentieth, integral to the historical system of Malayalam fractional measurements for units of land, grain, or time. This character forms part of the Unicode block for Malayalam, specifically in the range of ancient numerical and fractional signs that facilitate the digital representation of classical Kerala mathematics and accounting practices. Its inclusion in Unicode ensures that legacy documents and manuscripts using this precise fraction can be accurately digitized and preserved for scholarly and cultural purposes.

General Properties

Code Point
U+0D5B
Name
Malayalam Fraction One Twentieth

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding
൛
HTML Hex Encoding
൛
UTF-8 Encoding
0xE0 0xB5 0x9B
UTF-16 Encoding
0x0D5B
UTF-32 Encoding
0x00000D5B
C/C++/Java Escape
\u0d5b