U+0B89 "உ" Tamil Letter U Unicode Character
Unicode Version 18.0
Source: Browser Default
U+0B89 "உ" Tamil Letter U is a vowel in the Tamil script, representing the short vowel sound /u/ as in the English word "put." It is the third letter of the Tamil alphabet and serves as a fundamental building block for forming syllables, often combining with consonants to create consonant-vowel pairs using distinct diacritic marks. This character is used in the Tamil language, primarily spoken in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, Sri Lanka, and among Tamil diaspora communities worldwide, and it appears in classical literature, modern writing, and digital text across various platforms.
General Properties
Code Point
U+0B89
Name
Tamil Letter U
Encodings
HTML Decimal Encoding
உ
HTML Hex Encoding
உ
UTF-8 Encoding
0xE0 0xAE 0x89
UTF-16 Encoding
0x0B89
UTF-32 Encoding
0x00000B89
C/C++/Java Escape
\u0b89
Unicode Properties
Numeric Value
NaN
Script Extensions
Tamil