What ༠ means
Use the Tibetan layout’s number-row 0 key for ༠. The Monlam Bod-yig layout puts Tibetan digits on the number row, with ༠ at the 0 key. Other layouts may differ; this mapping was documented in 2026. The Latin 0 key outside that layout enters 0.
A Tibetan-capable font must draw this character. Without one, it may appear as a box or question mark.
What does ༠ mean in Tibetan numbers?
It marks an empty place and can stand for zero in calculation. In ༡༠, it holds the empty ones place, making the number ten. Tibetan Buddhist astronomical calculations also used a word meaning “space” to represent zero.
A Tibetan manuscript from Dunhuang, dated 0750–1000 in its catalogue record, numbers folios with numerals alongside letters. Tibetan place-value writing has historical ties to Indian mathematics. Tibetan writing is historically linked to Gupta, an Indian script, and Tibetan numerals are also used in Bhutan.
༠ marks Tibetan-script number writing; the numeral is functional, not ornament.
In Latin-script text, it can look like a mistaken 0.
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1Questions people ask
1Why does ༠ show as a box?
A font issue. Select a font with Tibetan coverage; without one, the character may appear as a box or question mark.
How to type ༠
༠\0F20Codes and encoding1 code points
A visible symbol can contain several code points. JS .length counts UTF-16 units; UTF-8 counts bytes.