What ೨ means
It means two.
This Kannada numeral writes two in counts and other Kannada-script numbers. Latin-script 2 has the same value but belongs to a different script.
The broader Indian numeral tradition is traced to Brahmi signs attested around the middle of the third century BCE; this does not date this Kannada shape. Historian N. S. Rangaraju calls the Gudnapur pillar the earliest inscription with all nine Kannada numerals and places it tentatively in the early sixth century.
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Who writes ೨
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Don't confuse it with
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Related characters
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Questions people ask
1Why does ೨ 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.
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How to type or find ೨
- Search it as
- Kannada 2 · Kannada numerals · ೨ · type ೨ · InScript Kannada digits · Nudi Kannada digits
- Shows up in
- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
Windows (Word)
Windows
HTML
೨CSS
\0CE8InScript
In Kannada InScript, choose the native-digit number layer.
Nudi
Nudi maps keys differently from InScript. If ೨ shows as a box, use a font with Kannada coverage; the text itself is intact.
Codes and encoding1 code points
HTML decimal
೨
HTML hex
೨
CSS content
content: "\0CE8";
Each escape is closed by the next backslash; a trailing space is needed before a literal hex digit.
URL encoded
%E0%B3%A8
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On screen
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Code points
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JS .length
3
UTF-8 bytes
A visible symbol can contain several code points. JS .length counts UTF-16 units; UTF-8 counts bytes.