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൮

malayalam digit eight

Malayalam digit eight

൮ is the Malayalam 8, the digit for eight in the older Kerala numeral system. Everyday Malayalam writing generally uses 0–9. In the older notation, the ten sign could sit on either side of ൮, changing the number.

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malayalam 8 · kerala numerals · malayalam numbers · malayalam keyboard
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What ൮ means

It means eight. In older Malayalam numerals, ൮ is the sign for eight.

Malayalam is used in Kerala, southern India. Its script developed through Vatteluttu and Grantha, earlier South Indian writing traditions, and is historically connected to Tamil-Brahmi, an early Tamil writing system. Older Malayalam numerals share a pattern with Tamil numerals. In manuscripts, numerals marked leaves and supported calculations. A Vazhappally stone inscription from around 830 CE is early evidence for Malayalam script, not a date for ൮ itself. In old notation, ൰൮ is 18; ൮൰ is 80.

Neutral as a number in Malayalam writing.

Don't confuse it with

4
൦
Malayalam Digit Zero
shares “digit”, “malayalam”
൧
Malayalam Digit One
shares “digit”, “malayalam”
൨
Malayalam Digit Two
shares “digit”, “malayalam”
൩
Malayalam Digit Three
shares “digit”, “malayalam”

Questions people ask

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Why does ൮ 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 ൮

Windows (Word)
Alt+XType 0D6E, then Alt+X to get ൮.
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 “malayalam digit eight”.
Linux
Ctrl+Shift+UType 0d6e, then Enter or Space.
HTML
൮
CSS
\0D6E
Malayalam keyboard
Use a Malayalam keyboard layout to enter this numeral.
Codes and encoding1 code points
HTML decimal
൮
HTML hex
൮
CSS content
content: "\0D6E";
Each escape is closed by the next backslash; a trailing space is needed before a literal hex digit.
URL encoded
%E0%B5%AE
1
On screen
1
Code points
1
JS .length
3
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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