Tamil

Range: 0B80–0BFF

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0B80 Tamil 0BFF

0B8 0B9 0BA 0BB 0BC 0BD 0BE 0BF

0 ஐ ர $ீ ௐ ௰
0B90 0BB0 0BC0 0BD0 0BF0

1 ற $
ு ௱
0BB1 0BC1 0BF1

2 $ஂ ஒ $
ல ூ ௲
0B82 0B92 0BB2 0BC2 0BF2

3 ஃ ஓ ண ள ௳
0B83 0B93 0BA3 0BB3 0BF3

4 ஔ த ழ ௴
0B94 0BA4 0BB4 0BF4

5 அ க வ ௵
0B85 0B95 0BB5 0BF5

6 ஆ ஶ $ெ ௦ ௶
0B86 0BB6 0BC6 0BE6 0BF6

7 இ ஷ $ே $ௗ ௧ ௷
0B87 0BB7 0BC7 0BD7 0BE7 0BF7

8 ஈ ந ஸ $ை ௨ ௸
0B88 0BA8 0BB8 0BC8 0BE8 0BF8

9 உ ங ன ஹ ௩ ௹
0B89 0B99 0BA9 0BB9 0BE9 0BF9

A ஊ ச ப $ொ ௪ ௺
0B8A 0B9A 0BAA 0BCA 0BEA 0BFA

B $ோ ௫
0BCB 0BEB

C ஜ $ௌ ௬
0B9C 0BCC 0BEC

D $் ௭
0BCD 0BED

E எ ஞ ம $ா ௮
0B8E 0B9E 0BAE 0BBE 0BEE

F ஏ ட ய $ி ௯
0B8F 0B9F 0BAF 0BBF 0BEF

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 0B82 Tamil 0BE5

Various signs 0BB0 ர TAMIL LETTER RA

The anusvara should not be confused with the use of a 0BB1 ற TAMIL LETTER RRA
circular glyph for the pulli. 0BB2 ல TAMIL LETTER LA
0B82 $ஂ TAMIL SIGN ANUSVARA 0BB3 ள TAMIL LETTER LLA
• not used in Tamil • also denotes the measure kalam
0B83 ஃ TAMIL SIGN VISARGA → 11FDC 𑿜  tamil sign mukkuruni
= aytham 0BB4 ழ TAMIL LETTER LLLA
• just as for the Tamil pulli, the glyph for aytham 0BB5 வ TAMIL LETTER VA
may use either dots or rings → 11FD0 𑿐  tamil fraction one quarter
Independent vowels 0BB6 ஶ TAMIL LETTER SHA
0BB7 ஷ TAMIL LETTER SSA
0B85 அ TAMIL LETTER A
0BB8 ஸ TAMIL LETTER SA
0B86 ஆ TAMIL LETTER AA
0BB9 ஹ TAMIL LETTER HA
0B87 இ TAMIL LETTER I
0B88 ஈ TAMIL LETTER II Dependent vowel signs
0B89 உ TAMIL LETTER U 0BBE $ா TAMIL VOWEL SIGN AA
0B8A ஊ TAMIL LETTER UU 0BBF $ி TAMIL VOWEL SIGN I
0B8B " <reserved> 0BC0 $ ீ TAMIL VOWEL SIGN II
0B8C " <reserved> 0BC1 $
ு TAMIL VOWEL SIGN U
0B8D " <reserved> 0BC2 ூ
$ TAMIL VOWEL SIGN UU
0B8E எ TAMIL LETTER E 0BC3 " <reserved>
0B8F ஏ TAMIL LETTER EE 0BC4 " <reserved>
0B90 ஐ TAMIL LETTER AI 0BC5 " <reserved>
0B91 " <reserved> 0BC6 $ெ TAMIL VOWEL SIGN E
0B92 ஒ TAMIL LETTER O • stands to the left of the consonant
0B93 ஓ TAMIL LETTER OO 0BC7 $ே TAMIL VOWEL SIGN EE
0B94 ஔ TAMIL LETTER AU • stands to the left of the consonant
≡ 0B92 ஒ  0BD7 $ௗ  0BC8 $ை TAMIL VOWEL SIGN AI
Consonants • stands to the left of the consonant
0B95 க TAMIL LETTER KA Two-part dependent vowel signs
0B96 " <reserved> These vowel signs have glyph pieces which stand on both
0B97 " <reserved> sides of the consonant; they follow the consonant in logical
0B98 " <reserved> order, and should be handled as a unit for most processing.
0B99 ங TAMIL LETTER NGA 0BCA $ொ TAMIL VOWEL SIGN O
• also denotes the measure kuruni/marakkaal ≡ 0BC6   $ெ   0BBE $ா 
→ 11FDA 𑿚  tamil sign kuruni 0BCB $ோ TAMIL VOWEL SIGN OO
0B9A ச TAMIL LETTER CA ≡ 0BC7   $ே   0BBE $ா 
0B9B " <reserved> 0BCC $ௌ TAMIL VOWEL SIGN AU
0B9C ஜ TAMIL LETTER JA ≡ 0BC6   $ெ   0BD7 $ௗ 
0B9D " <reserved> Virama
0B9E ஞ TAMIL LETTER NYA The Tamil pulli usually displays as a dot above, but in some
0B9F ட TAMIL LETTER TTA fonts displays as a ring above. Do not use 0B82 to represent a
0BA0 " <reserved> ring-shaped pulli.
0BA1 " <reserved> 0BCD $் TAMIL SIGN VIRAMA
0BA2 " <reserved> = pulli
0BA3 ண TAMIL LETTER NNA
0BA4 த TAMIL LETTER TA Various signs
• also denotes the measure thuuni 0BD0 ௐ TAMIL OM
→ 11FDC 𑿜  tamil sign mukkuruni 0BD1 " <reserved>
0BA5 " <reserved> 0BD2 " <reserved>
0BA6 " <reserved> 0BD3 " <reserved>
0BA7 " <reserved> 0BD4 " <reserved>
0BA8 ந TAMIL LETTER NA 0BD5 " <reserved>
0BA9 ன TAMIL LETTER NNNA 0BD6 " <reserved>
0BAA ப TAMIL LETTER PA 0BD7 $ௗ TAMIL AU LENGTH MARK
= maa Reserved
→ 11FC8 𑿈  tamil fraction one twentieth For viram punctuation, use the generic Indic 0964 and 0965.
0BAB " <reserved>
0BE4 " <reserved>
0BAC " <reserved>
→ 0964 ।  devanagari danda
0BAD " <reserved>
0BE5 " <reserved>
0BAE ம TAMIL LETTER MA
→ 0965 ॥  devanagari double danda
0BAF ய TAMIL LETTER YA

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0BE6 Tamil 0BFA

Digits
0BE6 ௦ TAMIL DIGIT ZERO
0BE7 ௧ TAMIL DIGIT ONE
0BE8 ௨ TAMIL DIGIT TWO
0BE9 ௩ TAMIL DIGIT THREE
0BEA ௪ TAMIL DIGIT FOUR
0BEB ௫ TAMIL DIGIT FIVE
0BEC ௬ TAMIL DIGIT SIX
0BED ௭ TAMIL DIGIT SEVEN
0BEE ௮ TAMIL DIGIT EIGHT
0BEF ௯ TAMIL DIGIT NINE
Tamil numerics
Tamil fractions are encoded in the Tamil Supplement block
starting at 11FC0.
0BF0 ௰ TAMIL NUMBER TEN
0BF1 ௱ TAMIL NUMBER ONE HUNDRED
0BF2 ௲ TAMIL NUMBER ONE THOUSAND
Tamil calendrical symbols
More symbols are encoded in the Tamil Supplement block at
11FC0-11FFF.
0BF3 ௳ TAMIL DAY SIGN
= naal, naali/padi
• denotes a measure of grain that equals 2 uri or
4 ulakku
→ 11FD9 𑿙  tamil sign muuvuzhakku
= pillaiyaar suli
• denotes auspiciousness
0BF4 ௴ TAMIL MONTH SIGN
= maatham
0BF5 ௵ TAMIL YEAR SIGN
= varudam
Tamil clerical symbols
0BF6 ௶ TAMIL DEBIT SIGN
= patru
0BF7 ௷ TAMIL CREDIT SIGN
= eduppu
• denotes incoming cash which is set aside for
unknown expenses
• sometimes used as the credit sign; the
traditional credit sign is distinct
→ 11FE8 𑿨  tamil traditional credit sign
0BF8 ௸ TAMIL AS ABOVE SIGN
= merpadi
Currency symbol
0BF9 ௹ TAMIL RUPEE SIGN
= rupai
→ 11FE6 𑿦  tamil land sign
Tamil clerical symbol
0BFA ௺ TAMIL NUMBER SIGN
= enn, niluvai
• denotes balance
• sometimes used as the number sign; the
traditional number sign is distinct
→ 11FE9 𑿩  tamil traditional number sign

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