Gujarati Digit Nine

It marks the value nine.

Gujarati numeral history is part of a wider Indian numeral lineage: Brahmi numerals are attested in inscriptions, including cave inscriptions, and on coins from the mid-3rd century BCE through the 4th century CE. Gupta forms developed into Nagari around the 7th century CE, and Gujarati belongs to a related North Indian script family.

Gujarati numerals handle counts, calculations, and records. The Lekhapaddhati is a collection of documents from Gujarat spanning the 8th–13th centuries, including administration, land grants, trade, credit, mortgages, and private letters. In modern writing, Gujarati digits fit Gujarati-script text; Latin-script text usually uses 0–9.

Why does ૯ look different in another font?

The font can change its outline, not its value.

Unicode 17.0 describes Gujarati rendering through Indic-script rules, with the visible shaping affected by the font and application. If its curve looks unfamiliar, check the active font before treating it as another character.