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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TAMIL LETTER A | அ | Option+0B85 | ALT+2949 | அ | அ |
| TAMIL LETTER AA | ஆ | Option+0B86 | ALT+2950 | ஆ | ஆ |
| TAMIL LETTER I | இ | Option+0B87 | ALT+2951 | இ | இ |
| TAMIL LETTER II | ஈ | Option+0B88 | ALT+2952 | ஈ | ஈ |
| TAMIL LETTER U | உ | Option+0B89 | ALT+2953 | உ | உ |
| TAMIL LETTER UU | ஊ | Option+0B8A | ALT+2954 | ஊ | ஊ |
| TAMIL LETTER E | எ | Option+0B8E | ALT+2958 | எ | எ |
| TAMIL LETTER EE | ஏ | Option+0B8F | ALT+2959 | ஏ | ஏ |
| TAMIL LETTER AI | ஐ | Option+0B90 | ALT+2960 | ஐ | ஐ |
| TAMIL LETTER O | ஒ | Option+0B92 | ALT+2962 | ஒ | ஒ |
| TAMIL LETTER OO | ஓ | Option+0B93 | ALT+2963 | ஓ | ஓ |
| TAMIL LETTER AU | ஔ | Option+0B94 | ALT+2964 | ஔ | ஔ |
| Character Name | Character | OS X Option Code | Win XP ALT Code | Entity | Hex Entity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TAMIL LETTER KA | க | Option+0B95 | ALT+2965 | க | க |
| TAMIL LETTER NGA | ங | Option+0B99 | ALT+2969 | ங | ங |
| TAMIL LETTER CA | ச | Option+0B9A | ALT+2970 | ச | ச |
| TAMIL LETTER JA | ஜ | Option+0B9C | ALT+2972 | ஜ | ஜ |
| TAMIL LETTER NYA | ஞ | Option+0B9E | ALT+2974 | ஞ | ஞ |
| TAMIL LETTER TTA | ட | Option+0B9F | ALT+2975 | ட | ட |
| TAMIL LETTER NNA | ண | Option+0BA3 | ALT+2979 | ண | ண |
| TAMIL LETTER TA | த | Option+0BA4 | ALT+2980 | த | த |
| TAMIL LETTER NA | ந | Option+0BA8 | ALT+2984 | ந | ந |
| TAMIL LETTER NNNA | ன | Option+0BA9 | ALT+2985 | ன | ன |
| TAMIL LETTER PA | ப | Option+0BAA | ALT+2986 | ப | ப |
| TAMIL LETTER MA | ம | Option+0BAE | ALT+2990 | ம | ம |
| TAMIL LETTER YA | ய | Option+0BAF | ALT+2991 | ய | ய |
| TAMIL LETTER RA | ர | Option+0BB0 | ALT+2992 | ர | ர |
| TAMIL LETTER RRA | ற | Option+0BB1 | ALT+2993 | ற | ற |
| TAMIL LETTER LA | ல | Option+0BB2 | ALT+2994 | ல | ல |
| TAMIL LETTER LLA | ள | Option+0BB3 | ALT+2995 | ள | ள |
| TAMIL LETTER LLLA | ழ | Option+0BB4 | ALT+2996 | ழ | ழ |
| TAMIL LETTER VA | வ | Option+0BB5 | ALT+2997 | வ | வ |
| TAMIL LETTER SSA | ஷ | Option+0BB7 | ALT+2999 | ஷ | ஷ |
| TAMIL LETTER SA | ஸ | Option+0BB8 | ALT+3000 | ஸ | ஸ |
| TAMIL LETTER HA | ஹ | Option+0BB9 | ALT+3001 | ஹ | ஹ |
Note: When codes for combining signs are inputted, they are placed on the adjacent letter. The signs are displayed with a supporting க
| Character Name | Character | OS X Option Code | Win XP ALT Code | Entity | Hex Entity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TAMIL SIGN ANUSVARA | கஂ | Option+0B82 | ALT+2946 | ஂ | ஂ |
| TAMIL SIGN VISARGA | கஃ | Option+0B83 | ALT+2947 | ஃ | ஃ |
| TAMIL VOWEL SIGN AA | கா | Option+0BBE | ALT+3006 | ா | ா |
| TAMIL VOWEL SIGN I | கி | Option+0BBF | ALT+3007 | ி | ி |
| TAMIL VOWEL SIGN II | கீ | Option+0BC0 | ALT+3008 | ீ | ீ |
| TAMIL VOWEL SIGN U | கு | Option+0BC1 | ALT+3009 | ு | ு |
| TAMIL VOWEL SIGN UU | கூ | Option+0BC2 | ALT+3010 | ூ | ூ |
| TAMIL VOWEL SIGN E | கெ | Option+0BC6 | ALT+3014 | ெ | ெ |
| TAMIL VOWEL SIGN EE | கே | Option+0BC7 | ALT+3015 | ே | ே |
| TAMIL VOWEL SIGN AI | கை | Option+0BC8 | ALT+3016 | ை | ை |
| TAMIL VOWEL SIGN O | கொ | Option+0BCA | ALT+3018 | ொ | ொ |
| TAMIL VOWEL SIGN OO | கோ | Option+0BCB | ALT+3019 | ோ | ோ |
| TAMIL VOWEL SIGN AU | கௌ | Option+0BCC | ALT+3020 | ௌ | ௌ |
| TAMIL SIGN VIRAMA | க் | Option+0BCD | ALT+3021 | ் | ் |
| TAMIL AU LENGTH MARK | கௗ | Option+0BD7 | ALT+3031 | ௗ | ௗ |
| Character Name | Character | OS X Option Code | Win XP ALT Code | Entity | Hex Entity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TAMIL DIGIT ONE | ௧ | Option+0BE7 | ALT+3047 | ௧ | ௧ |
| TAMIL DIGIT TWO | ௨ | Option+0BE8 | ALT+3048 | ௨ | ௨ |
| TAMIL DIGIT THREE | ௩ | Option+0BE9 | ALT+3049 | ௩ | ௩ |
| TAMIL DIGIT FOUR | ௪ | Option+0BEA | ALT+3050 | ௪ | ௪ |
| TAMIL DIGIT FIVE | ௫ | Option+0BEB | ALT+3051 | ௫ | ௫ |
| TAMIL DIGIT SIX | ௬ | Option+0BEC | ALT+3052 | ௬ | ௬ |
| TAMIL DIGIT SEVEN | ௭ | Option+0BED | ALT+3053 | ௭ | ௭ |
| TAMIL DIGIT EIGHT | ௮ | Option+0BEE | ALT+3054 | ௮ | ௮ |
| TAMIL DIGIT NINE | ௯ | Option+0BEF | ALT+3055 | ௯ | ௯ |
| TAMIL NUMBER TEN | ௰ | Option+0BF0 | ALT+3056 | ௰ | ௰ |
| TAMIL NUMBER ONE HUNDRED | ௱ | Option+0BF1 | ALT+3057 | ௱ | ௱ |
| TAMIL NUMBER ONE THOUSAND | ௲ | Option+0BF2 | ALT+3058 | ௲ | ௲ |
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 Tamil /tamiɹ/ (தமிழ்) would be
தࣲிழള்
The hexadecimal version of Tamil /tamiɹ/ (தமிழ்) is
தமிழ்
Note that the hexadecimal numbers include x as part of the code.
Note that there are no specific codes for conjunct consonants. Unicode Tamil 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.
