U+1C49 "᱉" Lepcha Digit Nine Unicode Character

U+1C49 "᱉" Lepcha Digit Nine is the ninth numeral in the Lepcha script, an alphasyllabary used historically for writing the Lepcha language spoken primarily in Sikkim, India, and parts of Nepal and Bhutan. As a digit, it functions in decimal notation to represent the value nine, similar to the Arabic numeral 9, and is encoded in the Unicode block for Lepcha, which was added to the standard in 2008 to preserve and support digital use of the script. Its graphical form is distinct from other Lepcha digits, reflecting the unique styling of this endangered script.