U+0BE9 "௩" Tamil Digit Three Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
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U+0BE9 "௩" Tamil Digit Three is a glyph representing the numeric value three within the Tamil script, which belongs to the Brahmic family of writing systems used primarily for the Tamil language in India, Sri Lanka, and Singapore. This character is part of the Tamil block in Unicode, specifically encoded for use in traditional Tamil numerical contexts, such as in dates, page numbers, or older documents, where it serves as a distinct digit separate from the international Hindu Arabic numerals. Its design reflects the curved and flowing strokes characteristic of Tamil script, and it is encoded at code point U+0BE9 to ensure consistent digital representation across platforms and software.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+0BE9 |
| Version Added | 1.1 |
| Name | Tamil Digit Three |
| Block | Tamil |
| General Category | Decimal Number |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ௩ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ௩ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE0 0xAF 0xA9 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x0BE9 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00000BE9 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u0be9 |
Unicode Properties
| NFC Quick Check | Yes |
| NFD Quick Check | Yes |
| NFKC Quick Check | Yes |
| NFKD Quick Check | Yes |
| Numeric Type | Decimal |
| Numeric Value | 3 |
| Line Break | Numeric |
| Script | Tamil |
| Script Extensions | Grantha Tamil |
| Indic Syllabic Category | Number |
| ID Continue | Yes |
| XID Continue | Yes |
| Vertical Orientation | Rotated |
| Grapheme Base | Yes |
| Grapheme Cluster Break | Other |
| Word Break | Numeric |
| Sentence Break | Numeric |