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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MALAYALAM LETTER A | അ | Option+0D05 | ALT+3333 | അ | അ |
| MALAYALAM LETTER AA | ആ | Option+0D06 | ALT+3334 | ആ | ആ |
| MALAYALAM LETTER I | ഇ | Option+0D07 | ALT+3335 | ഇ | ഇ |
| MALAYALAM LETTER II | ഈ | Option+0D08 | ALT+3336 | ഈ | ഈ |
| MALAYALAM LETTER U | ഉ | Option+0D09 | ALT+3337 | ഉ | ഉ |
| MALAYALAM LETTER UU | ഊ | Option+0D0A | ALT+3338 | ഊ | ഊ |
| MALAYALAM LETTER VOCALIC R | ഋ | Option+0D0B | ALT+3339 | ഋ | ഋ |
| MALAYALAM LETTER VOCALIC L | ഌ | Option+0D0C | ALT+3340 | ഌ | ഌ |
| MALAYALAM LETTER E | എ | Option+0D0E | ALT+3342 | എ | എ |
| MALAYALAM LETTER EE | ഏ | Option+0D0F | ALT+3343 | ഏ | ഏ |
| MALAYALAM LETTER AI | ഐ | Option+0D10 | ALT+3344 | ഐ | ഐ |
| MALAYALAM LETTER O | ഒ | Option+0D12 | ALT+3346 | ഒ | ഒ |
| MALAYALAM LETTER OO | ഓ | Option+0D13 | ALT+3347 | ഓ | ഓ |
| MALAYALAM LETTER AU | ഔ | Option+0D14 | ALT+3348 | ഔ | ഔ |
| MALAYALAM LETTER VOCALIC RR | ൠ | Option+0D60 | ALT+3424 | ൠ | ൠ |
| MALAYALAM LETTER VOCALIC LL | ൡ | Option+0D61 | ALT+3425 | ൡ | ൡ |
| Character Name | Character | OS X Option Code | Win XP ALT Code | Entity | Hex Entity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MALAYALAM LETTER KA | ക | Option+0D15 | ALT+3349 | ക | ക |
| MALAYALAM LETTER KHA | ഖ | Option+0D16 | ALT+3350 | ഖ | ഖ |
| MALAYALAM LETTER GA | ഗ | Option+0D17 | ALT+3351 | ഗ | ഗ |
| MALAYALAM LETTER GHA | ഘ | Option+0D18 | ALT+3352 | ഘ | ഘ |
| MALAYALAM LETTER NGA | ങ | Option+0D19 | ALT+3353 | ങ | ങ |
| MALAYALAM LETTER CA | ച | Option+0D1A | ALT+3354 | ച | ച |
| MALAYALAM LETTER CHA | ഛ | Option+0D1B | ALT+3355 | ഛ | ഛ |
| MALAYALAM LETTER JA | ജ | Option+0D1C | ALT+3356 | ജ | ജ |
| MALAYALAM LETTER JHA | ഝ | Option+0D1D | ALT+3357 | ഝ | ഝ |
| MALAYALAM LETTER NYA | ഞ | Option+0D1E | ALT+3358 | ഞ | ഞ |
| MALAYALAM LETTER TTA | ട | Option+0D1F | ALT+3359 | ട | ട |
| MALAYALAM LETTER TTHA | ഠ | Option+0D20 | ALT+3360 | ഠ | ഠ |
| MALAYALAM LETTER DDA | ഡ | Option+0D21 | ALT+3361 | ഡ | ഡ |
| MALAYALAM LETTER DDHA | ഢ | Option+0D22 | ALT+3362 | ഢ | ഢ |
| MALAYALAM LETTER NNA | ണ | Option+0D23 | ALT+3363 | ണ | ണ |
| MALAYALAM LETTER TA | ത | Option+0D24 | ALT+3364 | ത | ത |
| MALAYALAM LETTER THA | ഥ | Option+0D25 | ALT+3365 | ഥ | ഥ |
| MALAYALAM LETTER DA | ദ | Option+0D26 | ALT+3366 | ദ | ദ |
| MALAYALAM LETTER DHA | ധ | Option+0D27 | ALT+3367 | ധ | ധ |
| MALAYALAM LETTER NA | ന | Option+0D28 | ALT+3368 | ന | ന |
| MALAYALAM LETTER PA | പ | Option+0D2A | ALT+3370 | പ | പ |
| MALAYALAM LETTER PHA | ഫ | Option+0D2B | ALT+3371 | ഫ | ഫ |
| MALAYALAM LETTER BA | ബ | Option+0D2C | ALT+3372 | ബ | ബ |
| MALAYALAM LETTER BHA | ഭ | Option+0D2D | ALT+3373 | ഭ | ഭ |
| MALAYALAM LETTER MA | മ | Option+0D2E | ALT+3374 | മ | മ |
| MALAYALAM LETTER YA | യ | Option+0D2F | ALT+3375 | യ | യ |
| MALAYALAM LETTER RA | ര | Option+0D30 | ALT+3376 | ര | ര |
| MALAYALAM LETTER RRA | റ | Option+0D31 | ALT+3377 | റ | റ |
| MALAYALAM LETTER LA | ല | Option+0D32 | ALT+3378 | ല | ല |
| MALAYALAM LETTER LLA | ള | Option+0D33 | ALT+3379 | ള | ള |
| MALAYALAM LETTER LLLA | ഴ | Option+0D34 | ALT+3380 | ഴ | ഴ |
| MALAYALAM LETTER VA | വ | Option+0D35 | ALT+3381 | വ | വ |
| MALAYALAM LETTER SHA | ശ | Option+0D36 | ALT+3382 | ശ | ശ |
| MALAYALAM LETTER SSA | ഷ | Option+0D37 | ALT+3383 | ഷ | ഷ |
| MALAYALAM LETTER SA | സ | Option+0D38 | ALT+3384 | സ | സ |
| MALAYALAM LETTER HA | ഹ | Option+0D39 | ALT+3385 | ഹ | ഹ |
Note: When codes for combining signs are inputted, they are placed on the adjacent letter. The signs are displayed with a supporting ക
| Character Name | Character | OS X Option Code | Win XP ALT Code | Entity | Hex Entity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MALAYALAM SIGN ANUSVARA | കം | Option+0D02 | ALT+3330 | ം | ം |
| MALAYALAM SIGN VISARGA | കഃ | Option+0D03 | ALT+3331 | ഃ | ഃ |
| MALAYALAM VOWEL SIGN AA | കാ | Option+0D3E | ALT+3390 | ാ | ാ |
| MALAYALAM VOWEL SIGN I | കി | Option+0D3F | ALT+3391 | ി | ി |
| MALAYALAM VOWEL SIGN II | കീ | Option+0D40 | ALT+3392 | ീ | ീ |
| MALAYALAM VOWEL SIGN U | കു | Option+0D41 | ALT+3393 | ു | ു |
| MALAYALAM VOWEL SIGN UU | കൂ | Option+0D42 | ALT+3394 | ൂ | ൂ |
| MALAYALAM VOWEL SIGN VOCALIC R | കൃ | Option+0D43 | ALT+3395 | ൃ | ൃ |
| MALAYALAM VOWEL SIGN E | കെ | Option+0D46 | ALT+3398 | െ | െ |
| MALAYALAM VOWEL SIGN EE | കേ | Option+0D47 | ALT+3399 | േ | േ |
| MALAYALAM VOWEL SIGN AI | കൈ | Option+0D48 | ALT+3400 | ൈ | ൈ |
| MALAYALAM VOWEL SIGN O | കൊ | Option+0D4A | ALT+3402 | ൊ | ൊ |
| MALAYALAM VOWEL SIGN OO | കോ | Option+0D4B | ALT+3403 | ോ | ോ |
| MALAYALAM VOWEL SIGN AU | കൌ | Option+0D4C | ALT+3404 | ൌ | ൌ |
| MALAYALAM SIGN VIRAMA | ക് | Option+0D4D | ALT+3405 | ് | ് |
| MALAYALAM AU LENGTH MARK | കൗ | Option+0D57 | ALT+3415 | ൗ | ൗ |
| Character Name | Character | OS X Option Code | Win XP ALT Code | Entity | Hex Entity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MALAYALAM DIGIT ZERO | ൦ | Option+0D66 | ALT+3430 | ൦ | ൦ |
| MALAYALAM DIGIT ONE | ൧ | Option+0D67 | ALT+3431 | ൧ | ൧ |
| MALAYALAM DIGIT TWO | ൨ | Option+0D68 | ALT+3432 | ൨ | ൨ |
| MALAYALAM DIGIT THREE | ൩ | Option+0D69 | ALT+3433 | ൩ | ൩ |
| MALAYALAM DIGIT FOUR | ൪ | Option+0D6A | ALT+3434 | ൪ | ൪ |
| MALAYALAM DIGIT FIVE | ൫ | Option+0D6B | ALT+3435 | ൫ | ൫ |
| MALAYALAM DIGIT SIX | ൬ | Option+0D6C | ALT+3436 | ൬ | ൬ |
| MALAYALAM DIGIT SEVEN | ൭ | Option+0D6D | ALT+3437 | ൭ | ൭ |
| MALAYALAM DIGIT EIGHT | ൮ | Option+0D6E | ALT+3438 | ൮ | ൮ |
| MALAYALAM DIGIT NINE | ൯ | Option+0D6F | ALT+3439 | ൯ | ൯ |
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 Malyalam /malayāḷaM/ (മലയാളം) would be
മലയാളം
The hexadecimal version of Malyalam /malayāḷaM/ (മലയാളം) is
മലയാളം
Note that the hexadecimal numbers include x as part of the code.
Note that there are no specific codes for conjunct consonants. Unicode Malayalam 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 or Word 2007. 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 2004/2008, Text Edit, Netscape 7+/Mozilla Composer, Dreamweaver and others.
