0B80 Tamil 0BFF

Various signs

The anusvara should not be confused with the use of a circular glyph for the pulli.

COMMENT_LINE { "bullet": "*", "text": "not used in Tamil" }

ALIAS_LINE { "text": "aytham" }

COMMENT_LINE { "bullet": "*", "text": "just as for the Tamil pulli, the glyph for aytham may use either dots or rings" }

Independent vowels

COMMENT_LINE { "text": ": 0B92 0BD7" }

Consonants

COMMENT_LINE { "bullet": "*", "text": "also denotes the measure kuruni/marakkaal" }

CROSS_REF { "name2": "tamil sign kuruni", "cp2": "11FDA" }

COMMENT_LINE { "bullet": "*", "text": "also denotes the measure thuuni" }

CROSS_REF { "name2": "tamil sign mukkuruni", "cp2": "11FDC" }

ALIAS_LINE { "text": "maa" }

CROSS_REF { "name2": "tamil fraction one twentieth", "cp2": "11FC8" }

COMMENT_LINE { "bullet": "*", "text": "also denotes the measure kalam" }

CROSS_REF { "name2": "tamil sign mukkuruni", "cp2": "11FDC" }

CROSS_REF { "name2": "tamil fraction one quarter", "cp2": "11FD0" }

Dependent vowel signs

COMMENT_LINE { "bullet": "*", "text": "stands to the left of the consonant" }

COMMENT_LINE { "bullet": "*", "text": "stands to the left of the consonant" }

COMMENT_LINE { "bullet": "*", "text": "stands to the left of the consonant" }

Two-part dependent vowel signs

These vowel signs have glyph pieces which stand on both sides of the consonant; they follow the consonant in logical order, and should be handled as a unit for most processing.

COMMENT_LINE { "text": ": 0BC6 0BBE" }

COMMENT_LINE { "text": ": 0BC7 0BBE" }

COMMENT_LINE { "text": ": 0BC6 0BD7" }

Virama

The Tamil pulli usually displays as a dot above, but in some fonts displays as a ring above. Do not use 0B82 to represent a ring-shaped pulli.

ALIAS_LINE { "text": "pulli" }

Various signs

Reserved

For viram punctuation, use the generic Indic 0964 and 0965.

CROSS_REF { "name2": "devanagari danda", "cp2": "0964" }

CROSS_REF { "name2": "devanagari double danda", "cp2": "0965" }

Digits

Tamil numerics

Tamil fractions are encoded in the Tamil Supplement block starting at 11FC0.

Tamil calendrical symbols

More symbols are encoded in the Tamil Supplement block at 11FC0-11FFF.

ALIAS_LINE { "text": "naal, naali/padi" }

COMMENT_LINE { "bullet": "*", "text": "denotes a measure of grain that equals 2 uri or 4 ulakku" }

CROSS_REF { "name2": "tamil sign muuvuzhakku", "cp2": "11FD9" }

ALIAS_LINE { "text": "pillaiyaar suli" }

COMMENT_LINE { "bullet": "*", "text": "denotes auspiciousness" }

ALIAS_LINE { "text": "maatham" }

ALIAS_LINE { "text": "varudam" }

Tamil clerical symbols

ALIAS_LINE { "text": "patru" }

ALIAS_LINE { "text": "eduppu" }

COMMENT_LINE { "bullet": "*", "text": "denotes incoming cash which is set aside for unknown expenses" }

COMMENT_LINE { "bullet": "*", "text": "sometimes used as the credit sign; the traditional credit sign is distinct" }

CROSS_REF { "name2": "tamil traditional credit sign", "cp2": "11FE8" }

ALIAS_LINE { "text": "merpadi" }

Currency symbol

ALIAS_LINE { "text": "rupai" }

CROSS_REF { "name2": "tamil land sign", "cp2": "11FE6" }

Tamil clerical symbol

ALIAS_LINE { "text": "enn, niluvai" }

COMMENT_LINE { "bullet": "*", "text": "denotes balance" }

COMMENT_LINE { "bullet": "*", "text": "sometimes used as the number sign; the traditional number sign is distinct" }

CROSS_REF { "name2": "tamil traditional number sign", "cp2": "11FE9" }