U+11C5D "𑱝" Bhaiksuki Number Four Unicode Character

U+11C5D "𑱝" Bhaiksuki Number Four is a numerical symbol from the Bhaiksuki script, an ancient Brahmi-derived writing system used historically in parts of South Asia, particularly for writing Buddhist texts in Sanskrit and possibly other languages. This character represents the digit "4" in the Bhaiksuki numeric system, which, like other Brahmi-derived numeral systems, employs distinct glyphs for each integer. The Bhaiksuki script itself was discovered in manuscripts from the Himalayan region, and its numeric characters, including U+11C5D, are of particular interest to scholars studying the history of writing and mathematical notation in early medieval India. Unicode encodes this character in the Bhaiksuki block, assigned to a plane that supports historic and scholarly digitization needs, ensuring that this ancient numeral can be correctly displayed and processed in modern digital environments.