U+11C5C "𑱜" Bhaiksuki Number Three Unicode Character

U+11C5C "𑱜" Bhaiksuki Number Three is a numerical glyph from the historic Bhaiksuki script, which was used primarily in the eastern regions of South Asia, particularly in present day Bihar and Bengal, during the medieval period from around the 6th to the 12th centuries CE. This character represents the digit three and belongs to the Bhaiksuki block of the Unicode Standard, added to encode ancient Brahmi derived scripts for modern digital preservation and scholarly research. Its distinctive form reflects the stylistic conventions of the Bhaiksuki writing system, which was often employed for inscribing Buddhist manuscripts and votive texts. The inclusion of this numeral in Unicode facilitates accurate textual representation and analysis of historical documents written in the Bhaiksuki script.