U+11FE3 "ð‘¿£" Tamil Sign Veli Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
ð‘¿£
U+11FE3 "ð‘¿£" Tamil Sign Veli is an ancient numerical symbol from the Tamil script system, specifically representing the digit for zero. It belongs to the Tamil Supplement block and was historically used in Tamil inscriptions and manuscripts to denote the concept of nothingness or a placeholder in numeric notation, predating the modern decimal zero. This sign reflects the sophisticated mathematical heritage of the Tamil people, where it functioned similarly to a zero in place value systems, though its usage declined with the adoption of Arabic numerals in later centuries.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+11FE3 |
| Version Added | 12.0 |
| Name | Tamil Sign Veli |
| Block | Tamil Supplement |
| General Category | Other Symbol |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Other Neutral |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 𑿣 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 𑿣 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xF0 0x91 0xBF 0xA3 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD807 0xDFE3 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00011FE3 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud807\udfe3 |
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 |