U+0BF5 "௵" Tamil Year Sign Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
௵
U+0BF5 "௵" Tamil Year Sign is a unique numeral symbol used in the Tamil script to denote a year, specifically representing the number "500" within the ancient Tamil calendar and numerical system. It is a distinct glyph that combines both a numerical value and a temporal meaning, often appearing in historical inscriptions, date stamps, or traditional contexts where Tamil years are explicitly marked. This character belongs to the Tamil block of Unicode and serves as a specialized typographic element for writing years in the Tamil numeric tradition, rather than as a general-purpose numeral.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+0BF5 |
| Version Added | 4.0 |
| Name | Tamil Year Sign |
| Block | Tamil |
| General Category | Other Symbol |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Other Neutral |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ௵ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ௵ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE0 0xAF 0xB5 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x0BF5 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00000BF5 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u0bf5 |
Unicode Properties
| NFC Quick Check | Yes |
| NFD Quick Check | Yes |
| NFKC Quick Check | Yes |
| NFKD Quick Check | Yes |
| Numeric Type | None |
| Numeric Value | NaN |
| Line Break | Alphabetic |
| Script | Tamil |
| Script Extensions | Tamil |
| Indic Syllabic Category | Other |
| Vertical Orientation | Rotated |
| Grapheme Base | Yes |
| Grapheme Cluster Break | Other |
| Word Break | Other |
| Sentence Break | Other |