Khmer digit five

As a Khmer numeral, ៥ means five. It belongs in ordinary written numbers, including dates. Khmer writing later influenced Thai and Lao scripts.

Text symbol

What ៥ means

It represents the number five in Khmer. The spoken Khmer word for five is ប្រាំ, romanized pram.

In a reply to a number question, it gives the value five; the earlier message supplies what is counted.

How did Khmer numerals develop?

They grew within an older writing tradition. Khmer script descends from Brahmi, an ancient Indian script, through Pallava, a script used in southern India. Inscriptions from Khmer areas record numerals by the early seventh century, but they do not date the exact shape ៥.

In Old Khmer, an earlier form of the language, number words grouped amounts around five and twenty; records list temple duties and revenues. Modern written numerals use decimal place value.

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Khmer Alphabet & Letters

Who writes ៥

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Don't confuse it with

Digit Five

The Latin-script 5 and Khmer ៥ represent the same number but are distinct characters.

Questions people ask

Why does ៥ 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.