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𑱐

bhaiksuki digit zero

Bhaiksuki Digit Zero

𑱐 is the zero numeral in historical Bhaiksuki writing. Unicode Standard 17.0 represents it with a reconstruction, not an attested manuscript form.

Text symbol
Search it as
bhks zero · Saindhavi zero · Sindhura zero · Arrow-headed zero
Shows up in
Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws

What 𑱐 means

It is Bhaiksuki’s zero numeral. Bhaiksuki descends from Brahmi, an early South Asian writing system, and served Buddhist textual work. Surviving manuscripts and inscriptions date to about the 10th–13th centuries CE. Records connect the script with eastern India, Bangladesh, Tibet, and Nepal. Names include Saindhavi and Sindhura (a Tibetan name); scholars also call it Arrow-headed. Bhaiksuki is compared with Siddham, Sharada, and Devanagari.

The Unicode Standard 17.0 identifies no zero form in the surviving Bhaiksuki corpus. Its representative glyph is modeled on a corresponding digit in a contemporaneous script.

Don't confuse it with

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०
Devanagari Digit Zero
० is Devanagari zero: the numeric value is the same, but the script is different.

Questions people ask

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Why does 𑱐 show as a box on some devices?

Because that device's fonts have no glyph for it. The character is still correct and still copies correctly — the box is a missing glyph, not a broken character.

How to type 𑱐

Windows (Word)
Alt+XType 11C50, then Alt+X to get 𑱐.
Windows
Win+Rrun charmap for the full table, or use the emoji picker's Ω symbols tab (Win + .).
macOS
Control+Command+SpaceOpen the character viewer and search “bhaiksuki digit zero”.
Linux
Ctrl+Shift+UType 11c50, then Enter or Space.
HTML
𑱐
CSS
\11C50
macOS
macOS Unicode Hex Input cannot accept the five-digit U+11C50; use Character Viewer.
Linux
In GTK, press Ctrl+Shift+U, type 11C50, then press Space or Enter.
Codes and encoding1 code points
HTML decimal
𑱐
HTML hex
𑱐
CSS content
content: "\11C50";
Each escape is closed by the next backslash; a trailing space is needed before a literal hex digit.
URL encoded
%F0%91%B1%90
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On screen
1
Code points
2
JS .length
4
UTF-8 bytes

A visible symbol can contain several code points. JS .length counts UTF-16 units; UTF-8 counts bytes.

Families this belongs to

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