What ୮ means
It represents the number eight. In ୮୦, it sits in the tens place; alone, it is in the ones place.
How did the Odia numeral tradition develop?
It developed gradually from Brahmi-derived numeral writing. Brahmi was an ancient South Asian script. Historical records show Odia numeral forms before the 10th century; records of the Somavamsi rulers from the 10th century include zero.
Odia numeral forms vary by region.
Historical charts distinguish forms from northern and southern Odisha. As of 2025, native Odia digits were listed as “not in common use”; in digital text, ୮ can make the Odia-script context visible.
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Questions people ask
1Why does ୮ 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 ୮
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- Oriya 8 · Odia numeral eight · Odia number eight · ୮
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- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
୮\0B6ECodes and encoding1 code points
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