U+0D77 "൷" Malayalam Fraction One Eighth Unicode Character

U+0D77 "൷" Malayalam Fraction One Eighth is a numeric symbol used in the traditional Malayalam script of South India to represent the fraction 1/8. It belongs to the Malayalam block of Unicode and is part of a historical system of fractions that were employed for measurements, trade, and land records, particularly in the Kerala region. This character is distinct from the common Arabic numeral representation and reflects the unique typographic heritage of Malayalam, where such fractions were written as single glyphs rather than as combinations of numbers and slashes.