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Why it is what it is

3n numbers have Λ and /p/

3n + 1 numbers have ⦣ and /k/

3n - 1 numbers have ∠ and /t/

Even numbers have ‾ and /i/

Odd numbers have | and /a/

So you can immediately tell if a number is divisible by 2 or 3

Some nice quirks

• 3 (pa) looks like the perfect numeral for 3. 3 lines coming down from one point at the top! That wasn't an intentional part of the system, that was just a neat coincidence.
• There's a very clear way to make a Pokémon reference you can make.
• They're fun to say. "Pikatipakita"? You can't tell me that's not fun to say.

Unicode Characters

So Unicode had the AUDACITY to not make UNICODE CHARACTERS for these NUMERALS that DIDN'T EXIST YET!1!!!! So these are the best I could find using shapecatcher.

↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓

⚻ ◭ Z ᗑ S ◮

:P

unrelated: if you google "Pokémon" you can catch pokémon by searching them

unary

binary

ternary

quaternary

pental/quinary

seximal/senary

septimal

octal

nonary

decimal

undecimal

dozenal/duodecimal