Tamil
Range: 0B80–0BFF
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0B80

Tamil

0B80BB

0BC

ஐ

ர

$ீ ௐ௰

0B90

0BB0

0BC0

0BF0

ற$
ு௱

0BB1

0BC1

0BF1$ஂ ஒல ூ$

௲0B82

0BB2

0BF2

00B90BA

1230B9289௳ழ௴

0BA40BB40BF4

அ க

வ

௵

0B85

0BB50BF50B95

ஆ

ஶ

$ெ

௦ ௶

0B86

0BB6

0BC60BE6இஷ$ே $ௗ ௧ ௷

0B87

0BB70BC7

ஈ

ந ஸ

0B88

0BA8

0BB8$ை
0BC8உ ங ன ஹ

0BD7

0BE7

0BF60BF7௨ ௸
0BE80BF8௩ ௹

0BB90BE90BF90B99

0BA9

ஊ ச

ப

$ொ

௪ ௺

0BAA0BCA

0BEA$ோ

௫0BCB

0BEB

ஜ$ௌ

௬

0B9C

0BCC

0BEC$்

௭

0BCD

0BED

0B9A

BCD$ா

௮0BAE

0BBE

0BEE

ஏ ட ய$ி

௯

0B8F

0BBF

0BEF

எ ஞ ம0B8E

F

0BC2

ஔ த

0B8A

E

0BD0

0BF30B89

A

0BF

0BB30B93

0B94

70BE

0BA3460BDஃ ஓ ண ள0B83

50BFF

0B9E

0B9F

0BAF

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0B82

Tamil

Various signs
The anusvara should not be confused with the use of acircular glyph for the pulli.
0B82 $ஂ TAMIL SIGN ANUSVARA• not used in Tamil
0B83 ஃ TAMIL SIGN VISARGA= aytham• just as for the Tamil pulli, the glyph for aytham
may use either dots or rings
Independent vowels
0B85 அ TAMIL LETTER A
0B86 ஆ TAMIL LETTER AA
0B87 இ TAMIL LETTER I
0B88 ஈ TAMIL LETTER II
0B89 உ TAMIL LETTER U
0B8A ஊ TAMIL LETTER UU
0B8B " <reserved>
0B8C " <reserved>
0B8D " <reserved>
0B8E எ TAMIL LETTER E
0B8F ஏ TAMIL LETTER EE
0B90 ஐ TAMIL LETTER AI
0B91 " <reserved>
0B92 ஒ TAMIL LETTER O
0B93 ஓ TAMIL LETTER OO
0B94 ஔ TAMIL LETTER AU≡ 0B92 ஒ 0BD7 $ௗ
Consonants
0B95 க TAMIL LETTER KA
0B96 " <reserved>
0B97 " <reserved>
0B98 " <reserved>
0B99 ங TAMIL LETTER NGA• also denotes the measure kuruni/marakkaal→ 11FDA 𑿚 tamil sign kuruni
0B9A ச TAMIL LETTER CA
0B9B " <reserved>
0B9C ஜ TAMIL LETTER JA
0B9D " <reserved>
0B9E ஞ TAMIL LETTER NYA
0B9F ட TAMIL LETTER TTA
0BA0 " <reserved>
0BA1 " <reserved>
0BA2 " <reserved>
0BA3 ண TAMIL LETTER NNA
0BA4 த TAMIL LETTER TA• also denotes the measure thuuni→ 11FDC 𑿜 tamil sign mukkuruni
0BA5 " <reserved>
0BA6 " <reserved>
0BA7 " <reserved>
0BA8 ந TAMIL LETTER NA
0BA9 ன TAMIL LETTER NNNA
0BAA ப TAMIL LETTER PA= maa→ 11FC8 𑿈 tamil fraction one twentieth
0BAB " <reserved>
0BAC " <reserved>
0BAD " <reserved>
0BAE ம TAMIL LETTER MA0BAF ய TAMIL LETTER YA
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0BE50BB0 ர0BB1 ற0BB2 ல0BB3 ள0BB4 ழ0BB5 வ0BB60BB70BB80BB9ஶஷஸஹTAMIL LETTER RATAMIL LETTER RRA
TAMIL LETTER LATAMIL LETTER LLA• also denotes the measure kalam→ 11FDC 𑿜 tamil sign mukkuruni
TAMIL LETTER LLLATAMIL LETTER VA→ 11FD0 𑿐 tamil fraction one quarter
TAMIL LETTER SHATAMIL LETTER SSATAMIL LETTER SATAMIL LETTER HADependent vowel signs
0BBE $ா TAMIL VOWEL SIGN AA
0BBF $ி TAMIL VOWEL SIGN I
0BC0 $ ீ TAMIL VOWEL SIGN II
0BC1 $ு TAMIL VOWEL SIGN U
0BC2 ூ$ TAMIL VOWEL SIGN UU
0BC3 " <reserved>0BC4 " <reserved>
0BC5 " <reserved>
0BC6 $ெ TAMIL VOWEL SIGN E• stands to the left of the consonant
0BC7 $ே TAMIL VOWEL SIGN EE• stands to the left of the consonant
0BC8 $ை TAMIL VOWEL SIGN AI• stands to the left of the consonantTwo-part dependent vowel signs
These vowel signs have glyph pieces which stand on bothsides of the consonant; they follow the consonant in logicalorder, and should be handled as a unit for most processing.
0BCA $ொ TAMIL VOWEL SIGN O≡ 0BC6 $ெ 0BBE $ா
0BCB $ோ TAMIL VOWEL SIGN OO≡ 0BC7 $ே 0BBE $ா
0BCC $ௌ TAMIL VOWEL SIGN AU≡ 0BC6 $ெ 0BD7 $ௗ
ViramaThe Tamil pulli usually displays as a dot above, but in some
fonts displays as a ring above. Do not use 0B82 to represent aring-shaped pulli.
0BCD $் TAMIL SIGN VIRAMA= pulli
Various signs
0BD0 ௐ TAMIL OM
0BD1 " <reserved>
0BD2 " <reserved>
0BD3 " <reserved>
0BD4 " <reserved>
0BD5 " <reserved>
0BD6 " <reserved>
0BD7 $ௗ TAMIL AU LENGTH MARKReserved
For viram punctuation, use the generic Indic 0964 and 0965.
0BE4 " <reserved>→ 0964 । devanagari danda
0BE5 " <reserved>→ 0965 ॥ devanagari double danda

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0BE6Digits
0BE6 ௦
0BE7 ௧
0BE8 ௨
0BE9 ௩
0BEA ௪
0BEB ௫
0BEC ௬0BED ௭0BEE ௮0BEF ௯Tamil

0BFA

TAMIL DIGIT ZEROTAMIL DIGIT ONETAMIL DIGIT TWOTAMIL DIGIT THREETAMIL DIGIT FOURTAMIL DIGIT FIVETAMIL DIGIT SIXTAMIL DIGIT SEVENTAMIL DIGIT EIGHTTAMIL DIGIT NINETamil 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 forunknown expenses• sometimes used as the credit sign; thetraditional 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; thetraditional number sign is distinct→ 11FE9 𑿩 tamil traditional number sign

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