U+0BB3 "ள" Tamil Letter Lla Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
ள
U+0BB3 "ள" Tamil Letter Lla is a distinct consonant in the Tamil script, representing the retroflex lateral approximant sound, pronounced as a cerebral "L" similar to the English "l" with the tongue curled back towards the palate. It belongs to the Tamil syllabary and is classified as a "consonant base," meaning it carries the inherent vowel 'a' unless modified by a vowel sign or pulli (diacritic dot) to suppress the vowel. This letter is used in Tamil words like "பள்ளி" (paḷḷi), meaning "school," and plays a crucial role in differentiating meaning, as it contrasts with other "L" sounds in Tamil such as the alveolar "ல" and the trilled "ழ".
General Properties
| Code Point | U+0BB3 |
| Version Added | 1.1 |
| Name | Tamil Letter Lla |
| Block | Tamil |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ள |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ள |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE0 0xAE 0xB3 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x0BB3 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00000BB3 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u0bb3 |