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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KANNADA LETTER A | ಅ | Option+0C85 | ALT+3205 | ಅ | ಅ |
| KANNADA LETTER AA | ಆ | Option+0C86 | ALT+3206 | ಆ | ಆ |
| KANNADA LETTER I | ಇ | Option+0C87 | ALT+3207 | ಇ | ಇ |
| KANNADA LETTER II | ಈ | Option+0C88 | ALT+3208 | ಈ | ಈ |
| KANNADA LETTER U | ಉ | Option+0C89 | ALT+3209 | ಉ | ಉ |
| KANNADA LETTER UU | ಊ | Option+0C8A | ALT+3210 | ಊ | ಊ |
| KANNADA LETTER VOCALIC R | ಋ | Option+0C8B | ALT+3211 | ಋ | ಋ |
| KANNADA LETTER VOCALIC L | ಌ | Option+0C8C | ALT+3212 | ಌ | ಌ |
| KANNADA LETTER E | ಎ | Option+0C8E | ALT+3214 | ಎ | ಎ |
| KANNADA LETTER EE | ಏ | Option+0C8F | ALT+3215 | ಏ | ಏ |
| KANNADA LETTER AI | ಐ | Option+0C90 | ALT+3216 | ಐ | ಐ |
| KANNADA LETTER O | ಒ | Option+0C92 | ALT+3218 | ಒ | ಒ |
| KANNADA LETTER OO | ಓ | Option+0C93 | ALT+3219 | ಓ | ಓ |
| KANNADA LETTER AU | ಔ | Option+0C94 | ALT+3220 | ಔ | ಔ |
| KANNADA LETTER VOCALIC RR | ೠ | Option+0CE0 | ALT+3296 | ೠ | ೠ |
| KANNADA LETTER VOCALIC LL | ೡ | Option+0CE1 | ALT+3297 | ೡ | ೡ |
| Character Name | Character | OS X Option Code | Win XP ALT Code | Entity | Hex Entity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KANNADA LETTER KA | ಕ | Option+0C95 | ALT+3221 | ಕ | ಕ |
| KANNADA LETTER KHA | ಖ | Option+0C96 | ALT+3222 | ಖ | ಖ |
| KANNADA LETTER GA | ಗ | Option+0C97 | ALT+3223 | ಗ | ಗ |
| KANNADA LETTER GHA | ಘ | Option+0C98 | ALT+3224 | ಘ | ಘ |
| KANNADA LETTER NGA | ಙ | Option+0C99 | ALT+3225 | ಙ | ಙ |
| KANNADA LETTER CA | ಚ | Option+0C9A | ALT+3226 | ಚ | ಚ |
| KANNADA LETTER CHA | ಛ | Option+0C9B | ALT+3227 | ಛ | ಛ |
| KANNADA LETTER JA | ಜ | Option+0C9C | ALT+3228 | ಜ | ಜ |
| KANNADA LETTER JHA | ಝ | Option+0C9D | ALT+3229 | ಝ | ಝ |
| KANNADA LETTER NYA | ಞ | Option+0C9E | ALT+3230 | ಞ | ಞ |
| KANNADA LETTER TTA | ಟ | Option+0C9F | ALT+3231 | ಟ | ಟ |
| KANNADA LETTER TTHA | ಠ | Option+0CA0 | ALT+3232 | ಠ | ಠ |
| KANNADA LETTER DDA | ಡ | Option+0CA1 | ALT+3233 | ಡ | ಡ |
| KANNADA LETTER DDHA | ಢ | Option+0CA2 | ALT+3234 | ಢ | ಢ |
| KANNADA LETTER NNA | ಣ | Option+0CA3 | ALT+3235 | ಣ | ಣ |
| KANNADA LETTER TA | ತ | Option+0CA4 | ALT+3236 | ತ | ತ |
| KANNADA LETTER THA | ಥ | Option+0CA5 | ALT+3237 | ಥ | ಥ |
| KANNADA LETTER DA | ದ | Option+0CA6 | ALT+3238 | ದ | ದ |
| KANNADA LETTER DHA | ಧ | Option+0CA7 | ALT+3239 | ಧ | ಧ |
| KANNADA LETTER NA | ನ | Option+0CA8 | ALT+3240 | ನ | ನ |
| KANNADA LETTER PA | ಪ | Option+0CAA | ALT+3242 | ಪ | ಪ |
| KANNADA LETTER PHA | ಫ | Option+0CAB | ALT+3243 | ಫ | ಫ |
| KANNADA LETTER BA | ಬ | Option+0CAC | ALT+3244 | ಬ | ಬ |
| KANNADA LETTER BHA | ಭ | Option+0CAD | ALT+3245 | ಭ | ಭ |
| KANNADA LETTER MA | ಮ | Option+0CAE | ALT+3246 | ಮ | ಮ |
| KANNADA LETTER YA | ಯ | Option+0CAF | ALT+3247 | ಯ | ಯ |
| KANNADA LETTER RA | ರ | Option+0CB0 | ALT+3248 | ರ | ರ |
| KANNADA LETTER RRA | ಱ | Option+0CB1 | ALT+3249 | ಱ | ಱ |
| KANNADA LETTER LA | ಲ | Option+0CB2 | ALT+3250 | ಲ | ಲ |
| KANNADA LETTER LLA | ಳ | Option+0CB3 | ALT+3251 | ಳ | ಳ |
| KANNADA LETTER VA | ವ | Option+0CB5 | ALT+3253 | ವ | ವ |
| KANNADA LETTER SHA | ಶ | Option+0CB6 | ALT+3254 | ಶ | ಶ |
| KANNADA LETTER SSA | ಷ | Option+0CB7 | ALT+3255 | ಷ | ಷ |
| KANNADA LETTER SA | ಸ | Option+0CB8 | ALT+3256 | ಸ | ಸ |
| KANNADA LETTER HA | ಹ | Option+0CB9 | ALT+3257 | ಹ | ಹ |
| KANNADA LETTER FA | ೞ | Option+0CDE | ALT+3294 | ೞ | ೞ |
Note: When codes for combining signs are inputted, they are placed on the adjacent letter. The signs are displayed with a supporting ಕ
| Character Name | Character | OS X Option Code | Win XP ALT Code | Entity | Hex Entity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KANNADA SIGN ANUSVARA | ಕಂ | Option+0C82 | ALT+3202 | ಂ | ಂ |
| KANNADA SIGN VISARGA | ಕಃ | Option+0C83 | ALT+3203 | ಃ | ಃ |
| KANNADA VOWEL SIGN AA | ಕಾ | Option+0CBE | ALT+3262 | ಾ | ಾ |
| KANNADA VOWEL SIGN I | ಕಿ | Option+0CBF | ALT+3263 | ಿ | ಿ |
| KANNADA VOWEL SIGN II | ಕೀ | Option+0CC0 | ALT+3264 | ೀ | ೀ |
| KANNADA VOWEL SIGN U | ಕು | Option+0CC1 | ALT+3265 | ು | ು |
| KANNADA VOWEL SIGN UU | ಕೂ | Option+0CC2 | ALT+3266 | ೂ | ೂ |
| KANNADA VOWEL SIGN VOCALIC R | ಕೃ | Option+0CC3 | ALT+3267 | ೃ | ೃ |
| KANNADA VOWEL SIGN VOCALIC RR | ಕೄ | Option+0CC4 | ALT+3268 | ೄ | ೄ |
| KANNADA VOWEL SIGN E | ಕೆ | Option+0CC6 | ALT+3270 | ೆ | ೆ |
| KANNADA VOWEL SIGN EE | ಕೇ | Option+0CC7 | ALT+3271 | ೇ | ೇ |
| KANNADA VOWEL SIGN AI | ಕೈ | Option+0CC8 | ALT+3272 | ೈ | ೈ |
| KANNADA VOWEL SIGN O | ಕೊ | Option+0CCA | ALT+3274 | ೊ | ೊ |
| KANNADA VOWEL SIGN OO | ಕೋ | Option+0CCB | ALT+3275 | ೋ | ೋ |
| KANNADA VOWEL SIGN AU | ಕೌ | Option+0CCC | ALT+3276 | ೌ | ೌ |
| KANNADA SIGN VIRAMA | ಕ್ | Option+0CCD | ALT+3277 | ್ | ್ |
| KANNADA LENGTH MARK | ಕೕ | Option+0CD5 | ALT+3285 | ೕ | ೕ |
| KANNADA AI LENGTH MARK | ಕೖ | Option+0CD6 | ALT+3286 | ೖ | ೖ |
| Character Name | Character | OS X Option Code | Win XP ALT Code | Entity | Hex Entity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KANNADA DIGIT ZERO | ೦ | Option+0CE6 | ALT+3302 | ೦ | ೦ |
| KANNADA DIGIT ONE | ೧ | Option+0CE7 | ALT+3303 | ೧ | ೧ |
| KANNADA DIGIT TWO | ೨ | Option+0CE8 | ALT+3304 | ೨ | ೨ |
| KANNADA DIGIT THREE | ೩ | Option+0CE9 | ALT+3305 | ೩ | ೩ |
| KANNADA DIGIT FOUR | ೪ | Option+0CEA | ALT+3306 | ೪ | ೪ |
| KANNADA DIGIT FIVE | ೫ | Option+0CEB | ALT+3307 | ೫ | ೫ |
| KANNADA DIGIT SIX | ೬ | Option+0CEC | ALT+3308 | ೬ | ೬ |
| KANNADA DIGIT SEVEN | ೭ | Option+0CED | ALT+3309 | ೭ | ೭ |
| KANNADA DIGIT EIGHT | ೮ | Option+0CEE | ALT+3310 | ೮ | ೮ |
| KANNADA DIGIT NINE | ೯ | Option+0CEF | ALT+3311 | ೯ | ೯ |
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 Kannada /kannaḍa/ (ಕನ್ನಡ) would be
ಕಫ್ಫಡ
The hexadecimal version of Kannada /kannaḍa/ (ಕನ್ನಡ) is
ಕನ್ನಡ
Note that the hexadecimal numbers include x as part of the code.
Note that there are no specific codes for conjunct consonants. Unicode Kannada 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.
