Unicode Entity Codes for the Telugu Script

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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. Thanks to S. Bharadwaj Yadavalli for testing assistance.

This Page

1. Telugu Vowels
2. Telugu Consonants
3. Telugu Signs (Diacritics/Punctuation)
4. Telugu Symbols and Numbers
5. About the Codes

These charts show basic characters only. Check the latest Unicode charts to look for any additions to this block.

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Telugu Vowels

Character Name	Character	OS X Option Code	Win XP ALT Code	Entity	Hex Entity
TELUGU LETTER A	అ	Option+0C05	ALT+3077	అ	&#x0C05
TELUGU LETTER AA	ఆ	Option+0C06	ALT+3078	ఆ	&#x0C06
TELUGU LETTER I	ఇ	Option+0C07	ALT+3079	ఇ	&#x0C07
TELUGU LETTER II	ఈ	Option+0C08	ALT+3080	ఈ	&#x0C08
TELUGU LETTER U	ఉ	Option+0C09	ALT+3081	ఉ	&#x0C09
TELUGU LETTER UU	ఊ	Option+0C0A	ALT+3082	ఊ	&#x0C0A
TELUGU LETTER VOCALIC R	ఋ	Option+0C0B	ALT+3083	ఋ	&#x0C0B
TELUGU LETTER VOCALIC L	ఌ	Option+0C0C	ALT+3084	ఌ	&#x0C0C
TELUGU LETTER E	ఎ	Option+0C0E	ALT+3086	ఎ	&#x0C0E
TELUGU LETTER EE	ఏ	Option+0C0F	ALT+3087	ఏ	&#x0C0F
TELUGU LETTER AI	ఐ	Option+0C10	ALT+3088	ఐ	&#x0C10
TELUGU LETTER O	ఒ	Option+0C12	ALT+3090	ఒ	&#x0C12
TELUGU LETTER OO	ఓ	Option+0C13	ALT+3091	ఓ	&#x0C13
TELUGU LETTER AU	ఔ	Option+0C14	ALT+3092	ఔ	&#x0C14
TELUGU LETTER VOCALIC RR	ౠ	Option+0C60	ALT+3168	ౠ	&#x0C60
TELUGU LETTER VOCALIC LL	ౡ	Option+0C61	ALT+3169	ౡ	&#x0C61

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Telugu Consonants

Character Name	Character	OS X Option Code	Win XP ALT Code	Entity	Hex Entity
TELUGU LETTER KA	క	Option+0C15	ALT+3093	క	&#x0C15
TELUGU LETTER KHA	ఖ	Option+0C16	ALT+3094	ఖ	&#x0C16
TELUGU LETTER GA	గ	Option+0C17	ALT+3095	గ	&#x0C17
TELUGU LETTER GHA	ఘ	Option+0C18	ALT+3096	ఘ	&#x0C18
TELUGU LETTER NGA	ఙ	Option+0C19	ALT+3097	ఙ	&#x0C19
TELUGU LETTER CA	చ	Option+0C1A	ALT+3098	చ	&#x0C1A
TELUGU LETTER CHA	ఛ	Option+0C1B	ALT+3099	ఛ	&#x0C1B
TELUGU LETTER JA	జ	Option+0C1C	ALT+3100	జ	&#x0C1C
TELUGU LETTER JHA	ఝ	Option+0C1D	ALT+3101	ఝ	&#x0C1D
TELUGU LETTER NYA	ఞ	Option+0C1E	ALT+3102	ఞ	&#x0C1E
TELUGU LETTER TTA	ట	Option+0C1F	ALT+3103	ట	&#x0C1F
TELUGU LETTER TTHA	ఠ	Option+0C20	ALT+3104	ఠ	&#x0C20
TELUGU LETTER DDA	డ	Option+0C21	ALT+3105	డ	&#x0C21
TELUGU LETTER DDHA	ఢ	Option+0C22	ALT+3106	ఢ	&#x0C22
TELUGU LETTER NNA	ణ	Option+0C23	ALT+3107	ణ	&#x0C23
TELUGU LETTER TA	త	Option+0C24	ALT+3108	త	&#x0C24
TELUGU LETTER THA	థ	Option+0C25	ALT+3109	థ	&#x0C25
TELUGU LETTER DA	ద	Option+0C26	ALT+3110	ద	&#x0C26
TELUGU LETTER DHA	ధ	Option+0C27	ALT+3111	ధ	&#x0C27
TELUGU LETTER NA	న	Option+0C28	ALT+3112	న	&#x0C28
TELUGU LETTER PA	ప	Option+0C2A	ALT+3114	ప	&#x0C2A
TELUGU LETTER PHA	ఫ	Option+0C2B	ALT+3115	ఫ	&#x0C2B
TELUGU LETTER BA	బ	Option+0C2C	ALT+3116	బ	&#x0C2C
TELUGU LETTER BHA	భ	Option+0C2D	ALT+3117	భ	&#x0C2D
TELUGU LETTER MA	మ	Option+0C2E	ALT+3118	మ	&#x0C2E
TELUGU LETTER YA	య	Option+0C2F	ALT+3119	య	&#x0C2F
TELUGU LETTER RA	ర	Option+0C30	ALT+3120	ర	&#x0C30
TELUGU LETTER RRA	ఱ	Option+0C31	ALT+3121	ఱ	&#x0C31
TELUGU LETTER LA	ల	Option+0C32	ALT+3122	ల	&#x0C32
TELUGU LETTER LLA	ళ	Option+0C33	ALT+3123	ళ	&#x0C33
TELUGU LETTER VA	వ	Option+0C35	ALT+3125	వ	&#x0C35
TELUGU LETTER SHA	శ	Option+0C36	ALT+3126	శ	&#x0C36
TELUGU LETTER SSA	ష	Option+0C37	ALT+3127	ష	&#x0C37
TELUGU LETTER SA	స	Option+0C38	ALT+3128	స	&#x0C38
TELUGU LETTER HA	హ	Option+0C39	ALT+3129	హ	&#x0C39

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Telugu Signs and Punctuations

Note: When codes for combining signs are inputted, they are placed on the adjacent letter. The signs are displayed with a supporting క

Character Name	Character	OS X Option Code	Win XP ALT Code	Entity	Hex Entity
TELUGU SIGN CANDRABINDU	కఁ	Option+0C01	ALT+3073	ఁ	&#x0C01
TELUGU SIGN ANUSVARA	కం	Option+0C02	ALT+3074	ం	&#x0C02
TELUGU SIGN VISARGA	కః	Option+0C03	ALT+3075	ః	&#x0C03
TELUGU VOWEL SIGN AA	కా	Option+0C3E	ALT+3134	ా	&#x0C3E
TELUGU VOWEL SIGN I	కి	Option+0C3F	ALT+3135	ి	&#x0C3F
TELUGU VOWEL SIGN II	కీ	Option+0C40	ALT+3136	ీ	&#x0C40
TELUGU VOWEL SIGN U	కు	Option+0C41	ALT+3137	ు	&#x0C41
TELUGU VOWEL SIGN UU	కూ	Option+0C42	ALT+3138	ూ	&#x0C42
TELUGU VOWEL SIGN VOCALIC R	కృ	Option+0C43	ALT+3139	ృ	&#x0C43
TELUGU VOWEL SIGN VOCALIC RR	కౄ	Option+0C44	ALT+3140	ౄ	&#x0C44
TELUGU VOWEL SIGN E	కె	Option+0C46	ALT+3142	ె	&#x0C46
TELUGU VOWEL SIGN EE	కే	Option+0C47	ALT+3143	ే	&#x0C47
TELUGU VOWEL SIGN AI	కై	Option+0C48	ALT+3144	ై	&#x0C48
TELUGU VOWEL SIGN O	కొ	Option+0C4A	ALT+3146	ొ	&#x0C4A
TELUGU VOWEL SIGN OO	కో	Option+0C4B	ALT+3147	ో	&#x0C4B
TELUGU VOWEL SIGN AU	కౌ	Option+0C4C	ALT+3148	ౌ	&#x0C4C
TELUGU SIGN VIRAMA	క్	Option+0C4D	ALT+3149	్	&#x0C4D
TELUGU LENGTH MARK	కౕ	Option+0C55	ALT+3157	ౕ	&#x0C55
TELUGU AI LENGTH MARK	కౖ	Option+0C56	ALT+3158	ౖ	&#x0C56

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Telugu Symbols and Numbers

Character Name	Character	OS X Option Code	Win XP ALT Code	Entity	Hex Entity
TELUGU DIGIT ZERO	౦	Option+0C66	ALT+3174	౦	&#x0C66
TELUGU DIGIT ONE	౧	Option+0C67	ALT+3175	౧	&#x0C67
TELUGU DIGIT TWO	౨	Option+0C68	ALT+3176	౨	&#x0C68
TELUGU DIGIT THREE	౩	Option+0C69	ALT+3177	౩	&#x0C69
TELUGU DIGIT FOUR	౪	Option+0C6A	ALT+3178	౪	&#x0C6A
TELUGU DIGIT FIVE	౫	Option+0C6B	ALT+3179	౫	&#x0C6B
TELUGU DIGIT SIX	౬	Option+0C6C	ALT+3180	౬	&#x0C6C
TELUGU DIGIT SEVEN	౭	Option+0C6D	ALT+3181	౭	&#x0C6D
TELUGU DIGIT EIGHT	౮	Option+0C6E	ALT+3182	౮	&#x0C6E
TELUGU DIGIT NINE	౯	Option+0C6F	ALT+3183	౯	&#x0C6F

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About The Codes

Use these codes if you need to insert a word or short phrase within a multilingual text.

Declare Unicode Encoding

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.

XHTML

The final close slash must be included after the final 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>

No Encoding Declared

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.

Using the Entity Codes

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 Telugu (తెలుగు) would be
&#3108;&#3142;&#3122;&#3137;&#3095;&#3137;

The hexadecimal version of Telugu (తెలుగు) is
&#x0C24;&#x0C46;&#x0C32;&#x0C41;&#x0C17;&#x0C41;
Note that the hexadecimal numbers include x as part of the code.

Note that there are no specific codes for conjunct consonants. Unicode Telugu fonts and Unicode text editors will theoretically handle the display of conjunct consonants.

Windows Word Numeric Alt Codes

Use ALT plus the decimal version of any code to input it into a Windows document.

Note: These work only in Word 2003+ for Winows. Users with other software or versions of Windows may wish to use the Character Map instead.

OS X Option Codes

If an application supports the Unicode Hex input Keyboard, then use Option plus the hexadecimal number.

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Last Modified: Friday, 04-May-2012 14:22:25 EDT