U+0BED "௭" Tamil Digit Seven Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
௭
U+0BED "௭" Tamil Digit Seven is a numeric symbol used in the Tamil script to represent the number seven, forming part of the traditional Tamil numeral system that includes distinct glyphs for digits zero through nine. Within the Unicode Standard, it is encoded in the Tamil block and serves both historical and modern contexts, appearing in texts such as dates, calculations, and ceremonial inscriptions where Tamil numerals are preferred over Arabic digits. Its design reflects the curvilinear calligraphic style of the Tamil writing system, and it is distinct from the homographic character used for the vowel sign in certain contexts.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+0BED |
| Version Added | 1.1 |
| Name | Tamil Digit Seven |
| Block | Tamil |
| General Category | Decimal Number |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ௭ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ௭ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE0 0xAF 0xAD |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x0BED |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00000BED |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u0bed |
Unicode Properties
| NFC Quick Check | Yes |
| NFD Quick Check | Yes |
| NFKC Quick Check | Yes |
| NFKD Quick Check | Yes |
| Numeric Type | Decimal |
| Numeric Value | 7 |
| 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 |