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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GURMUKHI LETTER A | ਅ | Option+0A05 | ALT+2565 | ਅ | ਅ |
| GURMUKHI LETTER AA | ਆ | Option+0A06 | ALT+2566 | ਆ | ਆ |
| GURMUKHI LETTER I | ਇ | Option+0A07 | ALT+2567 | ਇ | ਇ |
| GURMUKHI LETTER II | ਈ | Option+0A08 | ALT+2568 | ਈ | ਈ |
| GURMUKHI LETTER U | ਉ | Option+0A09 | ALT+2569 | ਉ | ਉ |
| GURMUKHI LETTER UU | ਊ | Option+0A0A | ALT+2570 | ਊ | ਊ |
| GURMUKHI LETTER EE | ਏ | Option+0A0F | ALT+2575 | ਏ | ਏ |
| GURMUKHI LETTER AI | ਐ | Option+0A10 | ALT+2576 | ਐ | ਐ |
| GURMUKHI LETTER OO | ਓ | Option+0A13 | ALT+2579 | ਓ | ਓ |
| GURMUKHI LETTER AU | ਔ | Option+0A14 | ALT+2580 | ਔ | ਔ |
| Character Name | Character | OS X Option Code | Win XP ALT Code | Entity | Hex Entity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GURMUKHI LETTER KA | ਕ | Option+0A15 | ALT+2581 | ਕ | ਕ |
| GURMUKHI LETTER KHA | ਖ | Option+0A16 | ALT+2582 | ਖ | ਖ |
| GURMUKHI LETTER GA | ਗ | Option+0A17 | ALT+2583 | ਗ | ਗ |
| GURMUKHI LETTER GHA | ਘ | Option+0A18 | ALT+2584 | ਘ | ਘ |
| GURMUKHI LETTER NGA | ਙ | Option+0A19 | ALT+2585 | ਙ | ਙ |
| GURMUKHI LETTER CA | ਚ | Option+0A1A | ALT+2586 | ਚ | ਚ |
| GURMUKHI LETTER CHA | ਛ | Option+0A1B | ALT+2587 | ਛ | ਛ |
| GURMUKHI LETTER JA | ਜ | Option+0A1C | ALT+2588 | ਜ | ਜ |
| GURMUKHI LETTER JHA | ਝ | Option+0A1D | ALT+2589 | ਝ | ਝ |
| GURMUKHI LETTER NYA | ਞ | Option+0A1E | ALT+2590 | ਞ | ਞ |
| GURMUKHI LETTER TTA | ਟ | Option+0A1F | ALT+2591 | ਟ | ਟ |
| GURMUKHI LETTER TTHA | ਠ | Option+0A20 | ALT+2592 | ਠ | ਠ |
| GURMUKHI LETTER DDA | ਡ | Option+0A21 | ALT+2593 | ਡ | ਡ |
| GURMUKHI LETTER DDHA | ਢ | Option+0A22 | ALT+2594 | ਢ | ਢ |
| GURMUKHI LETTER NNA | ਣ | Option+0A23 | ALT+2595 | ਣ | ਣ |
| GURMUKHI LETTER TA | ਤ | Option+0A24 | ALT+2596 | ਤ | ਤ |
| GURMUKHI LETTER THA | ਥ | Option+0A25 | ALT+2597 | ਥ | ਥ |
| GURMUKHI LETTER DA | ਦ | Option+0A26 | ALT+2598 | ਦ | ਦ |
| GURMUKHI LETTER DHA | ਧ | Option+0A27 | ALT+2599 | ਧ | ਧ |
| GURMUKHI LETTER NA | ਨ | Option+0A28 | ALT+2600 | ਨ | ਨ |
| GURMUKHI LETTER PA | ਪ | Option+0A2A | ALT+2602 | ਪ | ਪ |
| GURMUKHI LETTER PHA | ਫ | Option+0A2B | ALT+2603 | ਫ | ਫ |
| GURMUKHI LETTER BA | ਬ | Option+0A2C | ALT+2604 | ਬ | ਬ |
| GURMUKHI LETTER BHA | ਭ | Option+0A2D | ALT+2605 | ਭ | ਭ |
| GURMUKHI LETTER MA | ਮ | Option+0A2E | ALT+2606 | ਮ | ਮ |
| GURMUKHI LETTER YA | ਯ | Option+0A2F | ALT+2607 | ਯ | ਯ |
| GURMUKHI LETTER RA | ਰ | Option+0A30 | ALT+2608 | ਰ | ਰ |
| GURMUKHI LETTER LA | ਲ | Option+0A32 | ALT+2610 | ਲ | ਲ |
| GURMUKHI LETTER LLA | ਲ਼ | Option+0A33 | ALT+2611 | ਲ਼ | ਲ਼ |
| GURMUKHI LETTER VA | ਵ | Option+0A35 | ALT+2613 | ਵ | ਵ |
| GURMUKHI LETTER SHA | ਸ਼ | Option+0A36 | ALT+2614 | ਸ਼ | ਸ਼ |
| GURMUKHI LETTER SA | ਸ | Option+0A38 | ALT+2616 | ਸ | ਸ |
| GURMUKHI LETTER HA | ਹ | Option+0A39 | ALT+2617 | ਹ | ਹ |
| GURMUKHI LETTER KHHA | ਖ਼ | Option+0A59 | ALT+2649 | ਖ਼ | ਖ਼ |
| GURMUKHI LETTER GHHA | ਗ਼ | Option+0A5A | ALT+2650 | ਗ਼ | ਗ਼ |
| GURMUKHI LETTER ZA | ਜ਼ | Option+0A5B | ALT+2651 | ਜ਼ | ਜ਼ |
| GURMUKHI LETTER RRA | ੜ | Option+0A5C | ALT+2652 | ੜ | ੜ |
| GURMUKHI LETTER FA | ਫ਼ | Option+0A5E | ALT+2654 | ਫ਼ | ਫ਼ |
Note: When codes for combining signs are inputted, they are placed on the adjacent letter. The signs are displayed with a supporting ਕ.
| Character Name | Character | OS X Option Code | Win XP ALT Code | Entity | Hex Entity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GURMUKHI IRI | ੲ | Option+0A72 | ALT+2674 | ੲ | ੲ |
| GURMUKHI URA | ੳ | Option+0A73 | ALT+2675 | ੳ | ੳ |
| GURMUKHI SIGN BINDI | ਕਂ | Option+0A02 | ALT+2562 | ਂ | ਂ |
| GURMUKHI SIGN NUKTA | ਕ਼ | Option+0A3C | ALT+2620 | ਼ | ਼ |
| GURMUKHI VOWEL SIGN AA | ਕਾ | Option+0A3E | ALT+2622 | ਾ | ਾ |
| GURMUKHI VOWEL SIGN I | ਕਿ | Option+0A3F | ALT+2623 | ਿ | ਿ |
| GURMUKHI VOWEL SIGN II | ਕੀ | Option+0A40 | ALT+2624 | ੀ | ੀ |
| GURMUKHI VOWEL SIGN U | ਕੁ | Option+0A41 | ALT+2625 | ੁ | ੁ |
| GURMUKHI VOWEL SIGN UU | ਕੂ | Option+0A42 | ALT+2626 | ੂ | ੂ |
| GURMUKHI VOWEL SIGN EE | ਕੇ | Option+0A47 | ALT+2631 | ੇ | ੇ |
| GURMUKHI VOWEL SIGN AI | ਕੈ | Option+0A48 | ALT+2632 | ੈ | ੈ |
| GURMUKHI VOWEL SIGN OO | ਕੋ | Option+0A4B | ALT+2635 | ੋ | ੋ |
| GURMUKHI VOWEL SIGN AU | ਕੌ | Option+0A4C | ALT+2636 | ੌ | ੌ |
| GURMUKHI SIGN VIRAMA | ਕ੍ | Option+0A4D | ALT+2637 | ੍ | ੍ |
| GURMUKHI TIPPI | ਕੰ | Option+0A70 | ALT+2672 | ੰ | ੰ |
| GURMUKHI ADDAK | ਕੱ | Option+0A71 | ALT+2673 | ੱ | ੱ |
| Character Name | Character | OS X Option Code | Win XP ALT Code | Entity | Hex Entity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GURMUKHI EK ONKAR | ੴ | Option+0A74 | ALT+2676 | ੴ | ੴ |
| ADI SHAKTI (Gurmukhi khanda) | ☬ | Option+262C | ALT+9772 | ☬ | ☬ |
| GURMUKHI DIGIT ZERO | ੦ | Option+0A66 | ALT+2662 | ੦ | ੦ |
| GURMUKHI DIGIT ONE | ੧ | Option+0A67 | ALT+2663 | ੧ | ੧ |
| GURMUKHI DIGIT TWO | ੨ | Option+0A68 | ALT+2664 | ੨ | ੨ |
| GURMUKHI DIGIT THREE | ੩ | Option+0A69 | ALT+2665 | ੩ | ੩ |
| GURMUKHI DIGIT FOUR | ੪ | Option+0A6A | ALT+2666 | ੪ | ੪ |
| GURMUKHI DIGIT FIVE | ੫ | Option+0A6B | ALT+2667 | ੫ | ੫ |
| GURMUKHI DIGIT SIX | ੬ | Option+0A6C | ALT+2668 | ੬ | ੬ |
| GURMUKHI DIGIT SEVEN | ੭ | Option+0A6D | ALT+2669 | ੭ | ੭ |
| GURMUKHI DIGIT EIGHT | ੮ | Option+0A6E | ALT+2670 | ੮ | ੮ |
| GURMUKHI DIGIT NINE | ੯ | Option+0A6F | ALT+2671 | ੯ | ੯ |
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 Gurmukhi (ਗੁਰਮੁਖੀ) would be ਗੁਰਮੁਖੀ
The hexadecimal version of Gurmukhi (ਗੁਰਮੁਖੀ) is
ਗੁਰਮੁਖੀ
Note that the hexadecimal numbers include x as part of the code.
Note that there are no specific codes for conjunct consonants. Unicode Gurmukhi 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.
