U+0BFA "௺" Tamil Number Sign Unicode Character
Unicode Version 18.0
Source: Browser Default
U+0BFA "௺" Tamil Number Sign is a special typographic symbol used in the Tamil script to denote a numerical value, specifically representing the number ten thousand. This sign is part of the Tamil numeral system, which historically employed distinct symbols for different powers of ten, and it serves as a combining or standalone marker in traditional Tamil mathematics and accounting. Unlike modern Arabic numerals, this character reflects the rich numerical heritage of the Tamil language and is encoded in the Unicode standard to preserve its use in digital text and historical documentation.
General Properties
Code Point
U+0BFA
Name
Tamil Number Sign
Encodings
HTML Decimal Encoding
௺
HTML Hex Encoding
௺
UTF-8 Encoding
0xE0 0xAF 0xBA
UTF-16 Encoding
0x0BFA
UTF-32 Encoding
0x00000BFA
C/C++/Java Escape
\u0bfa
Unicode Properties
Numeric Value
NaN
Script Extensions
Tamil