U+0BC6 "ெ" Tamil Vowel Sign E Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
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U+0BC6 "ெ" Tamil Vowel Sign E is a combining diacritical mark used in the Tamil script, appearing visually as a small hook or curve that is placed before a consonant character to represent the short vowel sound "e". This sign modifies the inherent vowel of a consonant, transforming it from an "a" sound to the distinct "e" sound, and is a fundamental component of Tamil orthography, essential for accurately writing and reading the language.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+0BC6 |
| Version Added | 1.1 |
| Name | Tamil Vowel Sign E |
| Block | Tamil |
| General Category | Spacing Mark |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ெ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ெ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE0 0xAF 0x86 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x0BC6 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00000BC6 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u0bc6 |