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# numpy.core.defchararray.isnumeric

`numpy.core.defchararray.``isnumeric`(a)

  For each element, return True if there are only numeric characters in the element.

  Calls unicode.isnumeric element-wise.

  Numeric characters include digit characters, and all characters that have the Unicode numeric value property, e.g. `U+2155, VULGAR FRACTION ONE FIFTH`.

  Parameters : | a : array_like, unicode Input array.
  Returns : | out : ndarray, bool Array of booleans of same shape as a.

  See also

  `unicode.isnumeric`