U+0BEC "௬" Tamil Digit Six Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
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U+0BEC "௬" Tamil Digit Six is a numeric symbol from the Tamil script, representing the digit six within the decimal numeral system used in the Tamil language. It belongs to the Tamil block of the Unicode standard, occupying the codepoint between the digits five and seven, and is employed in both modern and historical Tamil writing for counting, arithmetic, and numerical notation. This character is distinct from the Arabic numeral six, reflecting the unique typographic tradition of the Tamil script, and it is encoded to support digital text processing and preservation of Tamil linguistic heritage.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+0BEC |
| Version Added | 1.1 |
| Name | Tamil Digit Six |
| Block | Tamil |
| General Category | Decimal Number |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ௬ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ௬ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE0 0xAF 0xAC |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x0BEC |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00000BEC |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u0bec |
Unicode Properties
| NFC Quick Check | Yes |
| NFD Quick Check | Yes |
| NFKC Quick Check | Yes |
| NFKD Quick Check | Yes |
| Numeric Type | Decimal |
| Numeric Value | 6 |
| 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 |