၀၁၂၃၄၅၆၇၈၉
Burmese numerals
A place-value system in base 10, with a zero.
StructurePositional — a digit's value depends on the column it sits in
Base10
ZeroYes — a true zero, holding an empty place
RegionMyanmar
Datesfrom the Brahmi numeral line via Pyu and Mon
UnicodeU+1040–U+1049
Status living
Curatorial note
Round digits from a round script — Burmese letterforms are circular because they were written on palm leaf, where a straight stroke along the grain splits the leaf, and the numerals took the same discipline. The medium is legible in the digits.
Specimen
The digits, at size 56 ၀၁၂၃၄၅၆၇၈၉
40 ၀၁၂၃၄၅၆၇၈၉
26 ၀၁၂၃၄၅၆၇၈၉
17 ၀၁၂၃၄၅၆၇၈၉