U+0BEF "௯" Tamil Digit Nine Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
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U+0BEF "௯" Tamil Digit Nine is a numerical symbol used in the Tamil script to represent the number nine, part of the Tamil decimal numeral system in which digits have distinct glyphs unique from the Arabic numerals. This character belongs to the Tamil block of Unicode, encoded in version 1.1, and is employed in contexts where Tamil script is the primary writing system, such as in traditional calendars, literature, or official documents that require native numeral representation. Its design typically appears as a rounded symbol with a closed loop and a small extension, reflecting the calligraphic style of the Tamil script.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+0BEF |
| Version Added | 1.1 |
| Name | Tamil Digit Nine |
| Block | Tamil |
| General Category | Decimal Number |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ௯ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ௯ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE0 0xAF 0xAF |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x0BEF |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00000BEF |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u0bef |
Unicode Properties
| NFC Quick Check | Yes |
| NFD Quick Check | Yes |
| NFKC Quick Check | Yes |
| NFKD Quick Check | Yes |
| Numeric Type | Decimal |
| Numeric Value | 9 |
| 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 |