U+1106E "𑁮" Brahmi Digit Eight Unicode Character

U+1106E "𑁮" Brahmi Digit Eight is a numerical glyph used in the ancient Brahmi script of South Asia, representing the numeral 8. This script, which dates back to the 3rd century BCE, was the progenitor of many later writing systems across the Indian subcontinent and beyond, including Devanagari and Tamil. The digit is encoded in the Unicode Brahmi block, which supports the historical script for digital text representation and scholarly study, preserving a key element of early mathematical notation. Its design typically consists of two connected horizontal or curved strokes, reflecting the visual style of Brahmi numeral forms that evolved over centuries.