Western to Burmese (Myanmar) numerals
Myanmar uses its own digits in everyday life, and this tool changes each Western digit into its Burmese counterpart.
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How to use it
- Enter text or numbers.
- The result appears straight away and updates as you edit.
- Copy the result, or copy a link that keeps the same values to share it.
How it is calculated
Each Western digit d from 0 to 9 is replaced by the Unicode character U+1040 + d, so 0 becomes U+1040 and 9 becomes U+1049. Letters, symbols and spaces stay as they are and the value does not change.
Example
Result: Converted text: Bus ၃၆ leaves at ၇, fare ၁၅၀၀ kyat; Digits converted: 7.
Bus 36 leaves at 7, fare 1500 kyat
Bus ၃၆ leaves at ၇, fare ၁၅၀၀ kyat
Limits and caveats
- The Burmese zero U+1040 looks like the letter wa U+101D and 7 resembles ra, so do not rely on shape alone when checking.
Questions about this tool
What are the Unicode codes of Burmese digits?
From U+1040 for zero to U+1049 for nine.
Do people in Myanmar really use Burmese digits?
Yes, on bus signs, prices and newspapers, and most also know Western digits.
Does the Zawgyi encoding affect the result?
Digits share the same code points in the older Zawgyi encoding and in Unicode, so the result shows correctly in both.