U+0BD0 "ௐ" Tamil Om Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
ௐ
U+0BD0 "ௐ" Tamil Om is a sacred symbol in Tamil culture, representing the primordial sound and cosmic vibration akin to the Hindu mantra "Om." It is a distinct character within the Tamil script, used in religious texts, ritual contexts, and calligraphy to invoke spiritual significance. Unlike the Devanagari ॐ, this glyph reflects Tamil typographic tradition, often appearing on temple inscriptions, prayer books, and digital representations of Tamil Hinduism.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+0BD0 |
| Version Added | 5.1 |
| Name | Tamil Om |
| Block | Tamil |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ௐ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ௐ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE0 0xAF 0x90 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x0BD0 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00000BD0 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u0bd0 |