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Kharosthi numerals exist for 5–9, but these are not of the visual type. It was also possible to write numbers in Kharosthi in something like the manner of Roman numerals, so that 2 would be 𐩀𐩀. However, Kharosthi indicates a custom of counting on four fingers but not the thumb, so it uses a numeral for 4 rather than 5 as in Roman numerals. The Kharosthi numeral for 4 is very similar to X, so 7 in Kharosthi can be approximated in ASCII (right-to-left, again) )))X.
 
Kharosthi numerals exist for 5–9, but these are not of the visual type. It was also possible to write numbers in Kharosthi in something like the manner of Roman numerals, so that 2 would be 𐩀𐩀. However, Kharosthi indicates a custom of counting on four fingers but not the thumb, so it uses a numeral for 4 rather than 5 as in Roman numerals. The Kharosthi numeral for 4 is very similar to X, so 7 in Kharosthi can be approximated in ASCII (right-to-left, again) )))X.
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The font for Kharosthi in Ubuntu Linux is in the package ttf-mph-2b-damase, with the name damase.ttf. Package names in other distributions may vary.
      
Naturally, we can teach a Turtle how to write Kharosthi numerals.
 
Naturally, we can teach a Turtle how to write Kharosthi numerals.
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The details of this program are on [[Activities/TurtleArt/Tutorials/Numerals/Kharosthi_Numerals_Program|another page]].
 
The details of this program are on [[Activities/TurtleArt/Tutorials/Numerals/Kharosthi_Numerals_Program|another page]].
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The font for Kharosthi in Ubuntu Linux is in the package ttf-mph-2b-damase, with the name damase.ttf. Package names in other distributions may vary.
    
==Visual numerals in Unicode==
 
==Visual numerals in Unicode==
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