Trans-decimal Digits

Unicode version 8.0.0 extends the Number Forms code block to include the following two new characters:

Code	Glyph	Name	Description
U+218A_x	↊	TURNED DIGIT TWO	digit for 10_d in some duodecimal systems
U+218B_x	↋	TURNED DIGIT THREE	digit for 11_d in some duodecimal systems

These glyphs were first suggested in the 11_zst biqua·ennium (in the 19_dth century) by Sir Isaac Pitman, the inventor of Pitman shorthand, who was an advocate of English spelling reform as well as "reckoning" reform (use of dozenal base). This wiki plans to adopt these characters, eventually. However, as of this writing (early CE 2017_d = 1201_z), font support for these new characters is not yet universal. So for the time being, this wiki will use the following substitute characters, that bear a close resemblance to Pitman's digits:

Code	Glyph	Name
U+1614_x	ᘔ	CANADIAN SYLLABICS CARRIER JU
U+0190_x	Ɛ	LATIN CAPITAL LETTER OPEN E

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