U+0BEE "௮" Tamil Digit Eight Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
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U+0BEE "௮" Tamil Digit Eight is a numeric symbol used in the Tamil script to represent the number eight. It is part of the Tamil block within the Unicode Standard, specifically encoded for writing the Tamil language, which is spoken primarily in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and in Sri Lanka. This character functions as a digit in the traditional Tamil numeral system, which has its own distinct set of symbols for numbers, and it is used in contexts such as historical texts, calendars, and numeration alongside the modern decimal system.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+0BEE |
| Version Added | 1.1 |
| Name | Tamil Digit Eight |
| Block | Tamil |
| General Category | Decimal Number |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ௮ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ௮ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE0 0xAF 0xAE |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x0BEE |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00000BEE |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u0bee |
Unicode Properties
| NFC Quick Check | Yes |
| NFD Quick Check | Yes |
| NFKC Quick Check | Yes |
| NFKD Quick Check | Yes |
| Numeric Type | Decimal |
| Numeric Value | 8 |
| 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 |