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Use these codes if you need to insert a word or short phrase within a multilingual text. Go to the About the Codes section to see how they are implemented.
These charts show basic characters only. Check the latest Unicode charts to look for any additions to this block.
| Character Name | Character | OS X Option Code | Win XP ALT Code | Entity | Hex Entity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BENGALI LETTER A | অ | Option+0985 | ALT+2437 | অ | অ |
| BENGALI LETTER AA | আ | Option+0986 | ALT+2438 | আ | আ |
| BENGALI LETTER I | ই | Option+0987 | ALT+2439 | ই | ই |
| BENGALI LETTER II | ঈ | Option+0988 | ALT+2440 | ঈ | ঈ |
| BENGALI LETTER U | উ | Option+0989 | ALT+2441 | উ | উ |
| BENGALI LETTER UU | ঊ | Option+098A | ALT+2442 | ঊ | ঊ |
| BENGALI LETTER VOCALIC R | ঋ | Option+098B | ALT+2443 | ঋ | ঋ |
| BENGALI LETTER VOCALIC RR | ৠ | Option+09E0 | ALT+2528 | ৠ | ৠ |
| BENGALI LETTER VOCALIC L | ঌ | Option+098C | ALT+2444 | ঌ | ঌ |
| BENGALI LETTER VOCALIC LL | ৡ | Option+09E1 | ALT+2529 | ৡ | ৡ |
| BENGALI LETTER E | এ | Option+098F | ALT+2447 | এ | এ |
| BENGALI LETTER AI | ঐ | Option+0990 | ALT+2448 | ঐ | ঐ |
| BENGALI LETTER O | ও | Option+0993 | ALT+2451 | ও | ও |
| BENGALI LETTER AU | ঔ | Option+0994 | ALT+2452 | ঔ | ঔ |
| Character Name | Character | OS X Option Code | Win XP ALT Code | Entity | Hex Entity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BENGALI LETTER KA | ক | Option+0995 | ALT+2453 | ক | ক |
| BENGALI LETTER KHA | খ | Option+0996 | ALT+2454 | খ | খ |
| BENGALI LETTER GA | গ | Option+0997 | ALT+2455 | গ | গ |
| BENGALI LETTER GHA | ঘ | Option+0998 | ALT+2456 | ঘ | ঘ |
| BENGALI LETTER NGA | ঙ | Option+0999 | ALT+2457 | ঙ | ঙ |
| BENGALI LETTER CA | চ | Option+099A | ALT+2458 | চ | চ |
| BENGALI LETTER CHA | ছ | Option+099B | ALT+2459 | ছ | ছ |
| BENGALI LETTER JA | জ | Option+099C | ALT+2460 | জ | জ |
| BENGALI LETTER JHA | ঝ | Option+099D | ALT+2461 | ঝ | ঝ |
| BENGALI LETTER NYA | ঞ | Option+099E | ALT+2462 | ঞ | ঞ |
| BENGALI LETTER TTA | ট | Option+099F | ALT+2463 | ট | ট |
| BENGALI LETTER TTHA | ঠ | Option+09A0 | ALT+2464 | ঠ | ঠ |
| BENGALI LETTER DDA | ড | Option+09A1 | ALT+2465 | ড | ড |
| BENGALI LETTER DDHA | ঢ | Option+09A2 | ALT+2466 | ঢ | ঢ |
| BENGALI LETTER NNA | ণ | Option+09A3 | ALT+2467 | ণ | ণ |
| BENGALI LETTER TA | ত | Option+09A4 | ALT+2468 | ত | ত |
| BENGALI LETTER THA | থ | Option+09A5 | ALT+2469 | থ | থ |
| BENGALI LETTER DA | দ | Option+09A6 | ALT+2470 | দ | দ |
| BENGALI LETTER DHA | ধ | Option+09A7 | ALT+2471 | ধ | ধ |
| BENGALI LETTER NA | ন | Option+09A8 | ALT+2472 | ন | ন |
| BENGALI LETTER PA | প | Option+09AA | ALT+2474 | প | প |
| BENGALI LETTER PHA | ফ | Option+09AB | ALT+2475 | ফ | ফ |
| BENGALI LETTER BA | ব | Option+09AC | ALT+2476 | ব | ব |
| BENGALI LETTER BHA | ভ | Option+09AD | ALT+2477 | ভ | ভ |
| BENGALI LETTER MA | ম | Option+09AE | ALT+2478 | ম | ম |
| BENGALI LETTER YA | য | Option+09AF | ALT+2479 | য | য |
| BENGALI LETTER RA | র | Option+09B0 | ALT+2480 | র | র |
| BENGALI LETTER LA | ল | Option+09B2 | ALT+2482 | ল | ল |
| BENGALI LETTER SHA | শ | Option+09B6 | ALT+2486 | শ | শ |
| BENGALI LETTER SSA | ষ | Option+09B7 | ALT+2487 | ষ | ষ |
| BENGALI LETTER SA | স | Option+09B8 | ALT+2488 | স | স |
| BENGALI LETTER HA | হ | Option+09B9 | ALT+2489 | হ | হ |
| BENGALI LETTER RRA | ড় | Option+09DC | ALT+2524 | ড় | ড় |
| BENGALI LETTER RHA | ঢ় | Option+09DD | ALT+2525 | ঢ় | ঢ় |
| BENGALI LETTER YYA | য় | Option+09DF | ALT+2527 | য় | য় |
| ASSAMESE LETTER RA WITH MIDDLE DIAGONAL | ৰ | Option+09F0 | ALT+2544 | ৰ | ৰ |
| ASSAMESE LETTER RA WITH LOWER DIAGONAL | ৱ | Option+09F1 | ALT+2545 | ৱ | ৱ |
Note: When codes for combining signs are inputted, they are placed on the adjacent letter. The signs are displayed with a supporting ক.
| Character Name | Character | OS X Option Code | Win XP ALT Code | Entity | Hex Entity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BENGALI SIGN CANDRABINDU | কঁ | Option+0981 | ALT+2433 | ঁ | ঁ |
| BENGALI SIGN ANUSVARA | কং | Option+0982 | ALT+2434 | ং | ং |
| BENGALI SIGN VISARGA | কঃ | Option+0983 | ALT+2435 | ঃ | ঃ |
| BENGALI SIGN NUKTA | ক় | Option+09BC | ALT+2492 | ় | ় |
| BENGALI VOWEL SIGN AA | কা | Option+09BE | ALT+2494 | া | া |
| BENGALI VOWEL SIGN I | কি | Option+09BF | ALT+2495 | ি | ি |
| BENGALI VOWEL SIGN II | কী | Option+09C0 | ALT+2496 | ী | ী |
| BENGALI VOWEL SIGN U | কু | Option+09C1 | ALT+2497 | ু | ু |
| BENGALI VOWEL SIGN UU | কূ | Option+09C2 | ALT+2498 | ূ | ূ |
| BENGALI VOWEL SIGN VOCALIC R | কৃ | Option+09C3 | ALT+2499 | ৃ | ৃ |
| BENGALI VOWEL SIGN VOCALIC RR | কৄ | Option+09C4 | ALT+2500 | ৄ | ৄ |
| BENGALI VOWEL SIGN E | কে | Option+09C7 | ALT+2503 | ে | ে |
| BENGALI VOWEL SIGN AI | কৈ | Option+09C8 | ALT+2504 | ৈ | ৈ |
| BENGALI VOWEL SIGN O | কো | Option+09CB | ALT+2507 | ো | ো |
| BENGALI VOWEL SIGN AU | কৌ | Option+09CC | ALT+2508 | ৌ | ৌ |
| BENGALI SIGN VIRAMA | ক্ | Option+09CD | ALT+2509 | ্ | ্ |
| BENGALI AU LENGTH MARK | কৗ | Option+09D7 | ALT+2519 | ৗ | ৗ |
| Character Name | Character | OS X Option Code | Win XP ALT Code | Entity | Hex Entity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BENGALI DIGIT ZERO | ০ | Option+09E6 | ALT+2534 | ০ | ০ |
| BENGALI DIGIT ONE | ১ | Option+09E7 | ALT+2535 | ১ | ১ |
| BENGALI DIGIT TWO | ২ | Option+09E8 | ALT+2536 | ২ | ২ |
| BENGALI DIGIT THREE | ৩ | Option+09E9 | ALT+2537 | ৩ | ৩ |
| BENGALI DIGIT FOUR | ৪ | Option+09EA | ALT+2538 | ৪ | ৪ |
| BENGALI DIGIT FIVE | ৫ | Option+09EB | ALT+2539 | ৫ | ৫ |
| BENGALI DIGIT SIX | ৬ | Option+09EC | ALT+2540 | ৬ | ৬ |
| BENGALI DIGIT SEVEN | ৭ | Option+09ED | ALT+2541 | ৭ | ৭ |
| BENGALI DIGIT EIGHT | ৮ | Option+09EE | ALT+2542 | ৮ | ৮ |
| BENGALI DIGIT NINE | ৯ | Option+09EF | ALT+2543 | ৯ | ৯ |
| BENGALI RUPEE MARK | ৲ | Option+09F2 | ALT+2546 | ৲ | ৲ |
| BENGALI RUPEE SIGN | ৳ | Option+09F3 | ALT+2547 | ৳ | ৳ |
| BENGALI CURRENCY NUMERATOR ONE | ৴ | Option+09F4 | ALT+2548 | ৴ | ৴ |
| BENGALI CURRENCY NUMERATOR TWO | ৵ | Option+09F5 | ALT+2549 | ৵ | ৵ |
| BENGALI CURRENCY NUMERATOR THREE | ৶ | Option+09F6 | ALT+2550 | ৶ | ৶ |
| BENGALI CURRENCY NUMERATOR FOUR | ৷ | Option+09F7 | ALT+2551 | ৷ | ৷ |
| BENGALI CURRENCY NUMERATOR ONE LESS THAN THE DENOMINATOR | ৸ | Option+09F8 | ALT+2552 | ৸ | ৸ |
| BENGALI CURRENCY DENOMINATOR SIXTEEN | ৹ | Option+09F9 | ALT+2553 | ৹ | ৹ |
| BENGALI ISSHAR | ৺ | Option+09FA | ALT+2554 | ৺ | ৺ |
Use these codes if you need to insert a word or short phrase within a multilingual text.
The codes listed below are valid for Unicode HTML pages only, and may not work on very old browsers. To make your page a Unicode page, add the following meta tag to the <head> portion of your document.
<head>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8">
...
<head>
If you forget to include this tag, then some browsers, such as Netscape 4.7, may not display the characters properly.
The final close slash must be included after the finat quote mark in the encoding header tag if you are using XHTML
<head>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" />
...
<head>
If no encoding is declared, then the browser uses the default setting, which in the U.S. is typically Latin-1. In that case many Unicode characters could be displayed incorrectly. Also, older browsers such as Netscape 4.7 may not be able to process the entity codes correctly without the "utf-8" declaration.
The Unicode numeric entity codes can be expressed as either decimal numbers or hexadecimal numbers. When codes for combining signs are inputted, they are placed on the adjacent letter.
For instance, the decimal version of the Bangla /bɔŋla/ (বংলা) would be
বংলা
The hexadecimal version of Bangla /bɔŋla/ (বংলা) is
বংলা
Note that the hexadecimal numbers include x as part of the code.
Note that there are no specific codes for conjunct consonants. Unicode Bengali fonts and Unicode text editors will theoretically handle the display of conjunct consonants.
Use ALT plus the decimal version of any code to input it into a Windows document.
Note: These work only in Word 2003 for Windows XP. Users with other software or versions of Windows may wish to use the Character Map instead.
If an application supports the Unicode Hex input Keyboard, then use Option plus the hexadecimal number.
Applications which support the Unicode Hex Input include Microsoft Offce 2004, Text Edit, Netscape 7/Mozilla Composer and Dreamweaver MX 2004.
