What 𑁬 means
It marks six as a decimal digit.
Brahmi numerals appear in Ashoka’s inscriptions from the third century BCE; Sasaram’s 256 count is read as nights on tour and uses older additive signs, not 𑁬. Later digits used place value: each digit’s position gives its value. The wider Indian numeral tradition continued through Gupta and Nagari forms toward modern digits. As of 2026, the earliest signs’ origin remains unsettled; Kharosthi and Egyptian links are proposals.
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4Questions people ask
1Why does 𑁬 show as a box?
A font issue. In a browser or app, the selected font may lack Brahmi coverage; that does not change the value.
How to type 𑁬
Windows (Word)
Alt+XType 1106C, then Alt+X to get 𑁬.
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 “brahmi digit six”.
Linux
Ctrl+Shift+UType 1106c, then Enter or Space.
HTML
𑁬CSS
\1106CCodes and encoding1 code points
HTML decimal
𑁬
HTML hex
𑁬
CSS content
content: "\1106C";
Each escape is closed by the next backslash; a trailing space is needed before a literal hex digit.
URL encoded
%F0%91%81%AC
1
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.