The entire tamil characters/alphabet set can be generated by combined used of one/two/three
glyphs shown in the glyph encoding standard table/chart (Fig.1)
The following table has been set up using a monospaced font.
So please use such a fixed-width font for neat screen display/print
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Tamil alphabet | 8-bit TSCII | unicode 2.0
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VOWELS (uyir) | |
tamil uyir letter a | #171 | U-0B85
tamil uyir letter aa | #172 | U-0B86
tamil uyir letter i | #254 | U-0B87
tamil uyir letter ii | #174 | U-0B88
tamil uyir letter u | #175 | U-0B89
tamil uyir letter uu | #176 | U-0B8A
tamil uyir letter e | #177 | U-0B8E
tamil uyir letter ee | #178 | U-0B8F
tamil uyir letter ai | #179 | U-0B90
tamil uyir letter o | #180 | U-0B92
tamil uyir letter oo | #181 | U-0B93
tamil uyir letter au | #182 | U-0B94
tamil uyir letter ak/h/q | #183 | U-0B94
Please take note that in TSCII version 1.6 first introduced in 1998
tamil uyir letter "i" was placed at #173. In TSCII 1.7, though this
glyph has been kept at its slot of #173 for backward compatibility
reasons but its usage has been deprecated. All Tamil softwares
need to take care of this dual presence of "i" glyph.
CONSONANTS /mei (with pulli on top)
tamil mei letter k | #236 | (0B95)(0BCD)
tamil mei letter ng | #237 | (0B99)(0BCD)
tamil mei letter c | #238 | (0B9A)(0BCD)
tamil mei letter nj | #239 | (0B9E)(0BCD)
tamil mei letter T | #240 | (0B9F)(0BCD)
tamil mei letter N | #241 | (0BA3)(0BCD)
tamil mei letter th/dh | #242 | (0B95)(0BCD)
tamil mei letter n^ | #243 | (0BA8)(0BCD)
tamil mei letter p | #244 | (0BAA)(0BCD)
tamil mei letter m | #245 | (0BAE)(0BCD)
tamil mei letter y | #246 | (0BAF)(0BCD)
tamil mei letter r | #247 | (0BBO)(0BCD)
tamil mei letter l | #248 | (0BB2)(0BCD)
tamil mei letter v | #249 | (0BB5)(0BCD)
tamil mei letter zh | #250 | (0BB4)(0BCD)
tamil mei letter L | #251 | (0BB3)(0BCD)
tamil mei letter R | #252 | (0BB1)(0BCD)
tamil mei letter n | #253 | (0BA9)(0BCD)
AKARA VARISAI
tamil mei letter ka | #184 | (0B95)
tamil mei letter nga | #185 | (0B99)
tamil mei letter ca | #186 | (0B9A)
tamil mei letter nya | #187 | (0B9E)
tamil mei letter ta/da | #188 | (0B9F)
tamil mei letter Na | #189 | (0BA3)
tamil mei letter tha/dha | #190 | (0B95)
tamil mei letter n^a | #191 | (0BA8)
tamil mei letter pa | #192 | (0BAA)
tamil mei letter ma | #193 | (0BAE)
tamil mei letter ya | #194 | (0BAF)
tamil mei letter ra | #195 | (0BBO)
tamil mei letter la | #196 | (0BB2)
tamil mei letter va | #197 | (0BB5)
tamil mei letter za | #198 | (0BB4)
tamil mei letter La | #199 | (0BB3)
tamil mei letter Ra | #200 | (0BB1)
tamil mei letter na | #201 | (0BA9)
AAKARA VARISAI
tamil mei letter kaa | (#184)(#161) | (0B95)(0BBE)
tamil mei letter ngaa | (#185)(#161) | (0B99)(0BBE)
tamil mei letter caa | (#186)(#161) | (0B9A)(0BBE)
tamil mei letter nyaa | (#187)(#161) | (0B9E)(0BBE)
tamil mei letter taa/daa | (#188)(#161) | (0B9F)(0BBE)
tamil mei letter Naa | (#189)(#161) | (0BA3)(0BBE)
tamil mei letter tha/dhaa | (#190)(#161) | (0B95)(0BBE)
tamil mei letter n^aa | (#191)(#161) | (0BA8)(0BBE)
tamil mei letter paa | (#192)(#161) | (0BAA)(0BBE)
tamil mei letter maa | (#193)(#161) | (0BAE)(0BBE)
tamil mei letter yaa | (#194)(#161) | (0BAF)(0BBE)
tamil mei letter raa | (#195)(#161) | (0BBO)(0BBE)
tamil mei letter laa | (#196)(#161) | (0BB2)(0BBE)
tamil mei letter vaa | (#197)(#161) | (0BB5)(0BBE)
tamil mei letter zhaa | (#198)(#161) | (0BB4)(0BBE)
tamil mei letter Laa | (#199)(#161) | (0BB3)(0BBE)
tamil mei letter Raa | (#200)(#161) | (0BB1)(0BBE)
tamil mei letter naa | (#201)(#161) | (0BA9)(0BBE)
IKARA VARISAI
tamil mei letter ki | (#184)(#162) | (0B95)(0BBF)
tamil mei letter ngi | (#185)(#162) | (0B99)(0BBF)
tamil mei letter ci | (#186)(#162) | (0B9A)(0BBF)
tamil mei letter nyi | (#187)(#162) | (0B9E)(0BBF)
tamil mei letter ti/di | (#202) | (0B9F)(0BBF)
tamil mei letter Ni | (#189)(#162) | (0BA3)(0BBF)
tamil mei letter thi/dhi | (#190)(#162) | (0B95)(0BBF)
tamil mei letter n^i | (#191)(#162) | (0BA8)(0BBF)
tamil mei letter pi | (#192)(#162) | (0BAA)(0BBF)
tamil mei letter mi | (#193)(#162) | (0BAE)(0BBF)
tamil mei letter yi | (#194)(#162) | (0BAF)(0BBF)
tamil mei letter ri | (#195)(#162) | (0BBO)(0BBF)
tamil mei letter li | (#196)(#162) | (0BB2)(0BBF)
tamil mei letter vi | (#197)(#162) | (0BB5)(0BBF)
tamil mei letter zhi | (#198)(#162) | (0BB4)(0BBF)
tamil mei letter Li | (#199)(#162) | (0BB3)(0BBF)
tamil mei letter Ri | (#200)(#162) | (0BB1)(0BBF)
tamil mei letter ni | (#201)(#162) | (0BA9)(0BBF)
IIKARA VARISAI
tamil mei letter kii | (#184)(#163) | (0B95)(0BC0)
tamil mei letter ngii | (#185)(#163) | (0B99)(0BC0)
tamil mei letter cii | (#186)(#163) | (0B9A)(0BC0)
tamil mei letter nyii | (#187)(#163) | (0B9E)(0BC0)
tamil mei letter tii/dii | (#203) | (0B9F)(0BC0)
tamil mei letter Nii | (#189)(#163) | (0BA3)(0BC0)
tamil mei letter thii/dhii| (#190)(#163) | (0B95)(0BC0)
tamil mei letter n^ii | (#191)(#163) | (0BA8)(0BC0)
tamil mei letter pii | (#192)(#163) | (0BAA)(0BC0)
tamil mei letter mii | (#193)(#163) | (0BAE)(0BC0)
tamil mei letter yii | (#194)(#163) | (0BAF)(0BC0)
tamil mei letter rii | (#195)(#163) | (0BBO)(0BC0)
tamil mei letter lii | (#196)(#163) | (0BB2)(0BC0)
tamil mei letter vii | (#197)(#163) | (0BB5)(0BC0)
tamil mei letter zhii | (#198)(#163) | (0BB4)(0BC0)
tamil mei letter Lii | (#199)(#163) | (0BB3)(0BC0)
tamil mei letter Rii | (#200)(#163) | (0BB1)(0BC0)
tamil mei letter nii | (#201)(#163) | (0BA9)(0BC0)
UKARA VARISAI
tamil mei letter ku | (#204) | (0B95)(0BC1)
tamil mei letter ngu | (#153) | (0B99)(0BC1)
tamil mei letter cu | (#205) | (0B9A)(0BC1)
tamil mei letter nyu | (#154) | (0B9E)(0BC1)
tamil mei letter tu/du | (#206) | (0B9F)(0BC1)
tamil mei letter Nu | (#207) | (0BA3)(0BC1)
tamil mei letter thu/dhu | (#208) | (0B95)(0BC1)
tamil mei letter n^u | (#209) | (0BA8)(0BC1)
tamil mei letter pu | (#210) | (0BAA)(0BC1)
tamil mei letter mu | (#211) | (0BAE)(0BC1)
tamil mei letter yu | (#212) | (0BAF)(0BC1)
tamil mei letter ru | (#213) | (0BBO)(0BC1)
tamil mei letter lu | (#214) | (0BB2)(0BC1)
tamil mei letter vu | (#215) | (0BB5)(0BC1)
tamil mei letter zhu | (#216) | (0BB4)(0BC1)
tamil mei letter Lu | (#217) | (0BB3)(0BC1)
tamil mei letter Ru | (#218) | (0BB1)(0BC1)
tamil mei letter nu | (#219) | (0BA9)(0BC1)
UUKARA VARISAI
tamil mei letter kuu | (#220) | (0B95)(0BC2)
tamil mei letter nguu | (#155) | (0B99)(0BC2)
tamil mei letter cuu | (#221) | (0B9A)(0BC2)
tamil mei letter nyuu | (#156) | (0B9E)(0BC2)
tamil mei letter tuu/duu | (#222) | (0B9F)(0BC2)
tamil mei letter Nuu | (#223) | (0BA3)(0BC2)
tamil mei letter thuu/dhuu| (#224) | (0B95)(0BC2)
tamil mei letter n^uu | (#225) | (0BA8)(0BC2)
tamil mei letter puu | (#226) | (0BAA)(0BC2)
tamil mei letter muu | (#227) | (0BAE)(0BC2)
tamil mei letter yuu | (#228) | (0BAF)(0BC2)
tamil mei letter ruu | (#229) | (0BBO)(0BC2)
tamil mei letter luu | (#230) | (0BB2)(0BC2)
tamil mei letter vuu | (#231) | (0BB5)(0BC2)
tamil mei letter zhuu | (#232) | (0BB4)(0BC2)
tamil mei letter Luu | (#233) | (0BB3)(0BC2)
tamil mei letter Ruu | (#234) | (0BB1)(0BC2)
tamil mei letter nuu | (#235) | (0BA9)(0BC2)
EKARA VARISAI
tamil mei letter ke | (#166)(#184) | (0B95)(0BC6)
tamil mei letter nge | (#166)(#185) | (0B99)(0BC6)
tamil mei letter ce | (#166)(#186) | (0B9A)(0BC6)
tamil mei letter nye | (#166)(#187) | (0B9E)(0BC6)
tamil mei letter te/de | (#166)(#188) | (0B9F)(0BC6)
tamil mei letter Ne | (#166)(#189) | (0BA3)(0BC6)
tamil mei letter the/dhe | (#166)(#190) | (0B95)(0BC6)
tamil mei letter n^e | (#166)(#191) | (0BA8)(0BC6)
tamil mei letter pe | (#166)(#192) | (0BAA)(0BC6)
tamil mei letter me | (#166)(#193) | (0BAE)(0BC6)
tamil mei letter ye | (#166)(#194) | (0BAF)(0BC6)
tamil mei letter re | (#166)(#195) | (0BBO)(0BC6)
tamil mei letter le | (#166)(#196) | (0BB2)(0BC6)
tamil mei letter ve | (#166)(#197) | (0BB5)(0BC6)
tamil mei letter zhe | (#166)(#198) | (0BB4)(0BC6)
tamil mei letter Le | (#166)(#199) | (0BB3)(0BC6)
tamil mei letter Re | (#166)(#200) | (0BB1)(0BC6)
tamil mei letter ne | (#166)(#201) | (0BA9)(0BC6)
EEKARA VARISAI
tamil mei letter kee | (#167)(#184) | (0B95)(0BC7)
tamil mei letter ngee | (#167)(#185) | (0B99)(0BC7)
tamil mei letter cee | (#167)(#186) | (0B9A)(0BC7)
tamil mei letter nyee | (#167)(#187) | (0B9E)(0BC7)
tamil mei letter te/dee | (#167)(#188) | (0B9F)(0BC7)
tamil mei letter Nee | (#167)(#189) | (0BA3)(0BC7)
tamil mei letter thee/dhee | (#167)(#190) | (0B95)(0BC7)
tamil mei letter n^ee | (#167)(#191) | (0BA8)(0BC7)
tamil mei letter pee | (#167)(#192) | (0BAA)(0BC7)
tamil mei letter mee | (#167)(#193) | (0BAE)(0BC7)
tamil mei letter yee | (#167)(#194) | (0BAF)(0BC7)
tamil mei letter ree | (#167)(#195) | (0BBO)(0BC7)
tamil mei letter lee | (#167)(#196) | (0BB2)(0BC7)
tamil mei letter vee | (#167)(#197) | (0BB5)(0BC7)
tamil mei letter zhee | (#167)(#198) | (0BB4)(0BC7)
tamil mei letter Lee | (#167)(#199) | (0BB3)(0BC7)
tamil mei letter Ree | (#167)(#200) | (0BB1)(0BC7)
tamil mei letter nee | (#167)(#201) | (0BA9)(0BC7)
AIKARA VARISAI
tamil mei letter kai | (#168)(#184) | (0B95)(0BC8)
tamil mei letter ngai | (#168)(#185) | (0B99)(0BC8)
tamil mei letter cai | (#168)(#186) | (0B9A)(0BC8)
tamil mei letter nyai | (#168)(#187) | (0B9E)(0BC8)
tamil mei letter tai/dai | (#168)(#188) | (0B9F)(0BC8)
tamil mei letter Nai | (#168)(#189) | (0BA3)(0BC8)
tamil mei letter thai/dhai | (#168)(#190) | (0B95)(0BC8)
tamil mei letter n^ai | (#168)(#191) | (0BA8)(0BC8)
tamil mei letter pai | (#168)(#192) | (0BAA)(0BC8)
tamil mei letter mai | (#168)(#193) | (0BAE)(0BC8)
tamil mei letter yai | (#168)(#194) | (0BAF)(0BC8)
tamil mei letter rai | (#168)(#195) | (0BBO)(0BC8)
tamil mei letter lai | (#168)(#196) | (0BB2)(0BC8)
tamil mei letter vai | (#168)(#197) | (0BB5)(0BC8)
tamil mei letter zhai | (#168)(#198) | (0BB4)(0BC8)
tamil mei letter Lai | (#168)(#199) | (0BB3)(0BC8)
tamil mei letter Rai | (#168)(#200) | (0BB1)(0BC8)
tamil mei letter nai | (#168)(#201) | (0BA9)(0BC8)
OKARA VARISAI
tamil mei letter ko | (#166)(#184)(#161) | (0B95)(0BCA)
tamil mei letter ngo | (#166)(#185)(#161) | (0B99)(0BCA)
tamil mei letter co | (#166)(#186)(#161) | (0B9A)(0BCA)
tamil mei letter nyo | (#166)(#187)(#161) | (0B9E)(0BCA)
tamil mei letter to/do | (#166)(#188)(#161) | (0B9F)(0BCA)
tamil mei letter No | (#166)(#189)(#161) | (0BA3)(0BCA)
tamil mei letter tho/dho | (#166)(#190)(#161) | (0B95)(0BCA)
tamil mei letter n^o | (#166)(#191)(#161) | (0BA8)(0BCA)
tamil mei letter po | (#166)(#192)(#161) | (0BAA)(0BCA)
tamil mei letter mo | (#166)(#193)(#161) | (0BAE)(0BCA)
tamil mei letter yo | (#166)(#194)(#161) | (0BAF)(0BCA)
tamil mei letter ro | (#166)(#195)(#161) | (0BBO)(0BCA)
tamil mei letter lo | (#166)(#196)(#161) | (0BB2)(0BCA)
tamil mei letter vo | (#166)(#197)(#161) | (0BB5)(0BCA)
tamil mei letter zo | (#166)(#198)(#161) | (0BB4)(0BCA)
tamil mei letter Lo | (#166)(#199)(#161) | (0BB3)(0BCA)
tamil mei letter Ro | (#166)(#200)(#161) | (0BB1)(0BCA)
tamil mei letter no | (#166)(#201)(#161) | (0BA9)(0BCA)
OOKARA VARISAI
tamil mei letter koo | (#167)(#184)(#161) | (0B95)(0BCB)
tamil mei letter ngoo | (#167)(#185)(#161) | (0B99)(0BCB)
tamil mei letter coo | (#167)(#186)(#161) | (0B9A)(0BCB)
tamil mei letter nyoo | (#167)(#187)(#161) | (0B9E)(0BCB)
tamil mei letter to/doo | (#167)(#188)(#161) | (0B9F)(0BCB)
tamil mei letter Noo | (#167)(#189)(#161) | (0BA3)(0BCB)
tamil mei letter thoo/dhoo | (#167)(#190)(#161) | (0B95)(0BCB)
tamil mei letter n^oo | (#167)(#191)(#161) | (0BA8)(0BCB)
tamil mei letter poo | (#167)(#192)(#161) | (0BAA)(0BCB)
tamil mei letter moo | (#167)(#193)(#161) | (0BAE)(0BCB)
tamil mei letter yoo | (#167)(#194)(#161) | (0BAF)(0BCB)
tamil mei letter roo | (#167)(#195)(#161) | (0BBO)(0BCB)
tamil mei letter loo | (#167)(#196)(#161) | (0BB2)(0BCB)
tamil mei letter voo | (#167)(#197)(#161) | (0BB5)(0BCB)
tamil mei letter zoo | (#167)(#198)(#161) | (0BB4)(0BCB)
tamil mei letter Loo | (#167)(#199)(#161) | (0BB3)(0BCB)
tamil mei letter Roo | (#167)(#200)(#161) | (0BB1)(0BCB)
tamil mei letter noo | (#167)(#201)(#161) | (0BA9)(0BCB)
AUKARA VARISAI
tamil mei letter kau | (#167)(#184)(#170) | (0B95)(0BCC)
tamil mei letter ngau | (#167)(#185)(#170) | (0B99)(0BCC)
tamil mei letter cau | (#167)(#186)(#170) | (0B9A)(0BCC)
tamil mei letter nyau | (#167)(#187)(#170) | (0B9E)(0BCC)
tamil mei letter tau/dau | (#167)(#188)(#170) | (0B9F)(0BCC)
tamil mei letter Nau | (#167)(#189)(#170) | (0BA3)(0BCC)
tamil mei letter thau/dhau | (#167)(#190)(#170) | (0B95)(0BCC)
tamil mei letter n^au | (#167)(#191)(#170) | (0BA8)(0BCC)
tamil mei letter pau | (#167)(#192)(#170) | (0BAA)(0BCC)
tamil mei letter mau | (#167)(#193)(#170) | (0BAE)(0BCC)
tamil mei letter yau | (#167)(#194)(#170) | (0BAF)(0BCC)
tamil mei letter rau | (#167)(#195)(#170) | (0BBO)(0BCC)
tamil mei letter lau | (#167)(#196)(#170) | (0BB2)(0BCC)
tamil mei letter vau | (#167)(#197)(#170) | (0BB5)(0BCC)
tamil mei letter zau | (#167)(#198)(#170) | (0BB4)(0BCC)
tamil mei letter Lau | (#167)(#199)(#170) | (0BB3)(0BCC)
tamil mei letter Rau | (#167)(#200)(#170) | (0BB1)(0BCC)
tamil mei letter nau | (#167)(#201)(#170) | (0BA9)(0BCC
TAMIL NUMERALS
tamil numeral zero (0) | (#128) |
tamil numeral one (1) | (#129) | (0BE7)
tamil numeral two (2) | (#141) | (0BE8)
tamil numeral three (3) | (#142) | (0BE9)
tamil numeral four (4) | (#143) | (0BEA)
tamil numeral five (5) | (#144) | (0BEB)
tamil numeral six (6) | (#149) | (0BEC)
tamil numeral seven (7) | (#150) | (0BED)
tamil numeral eight (8) | (#151) | (0BEE)
tamil numeral nine (9) | (#152) | (0BEF)
tamil numeral ten (10) | (#157) | (0BF0)
tamil numeral hundred(100) | (#158) | (0BF1)
tamil numeral thousand | (#159) | (0BF2)
GRANTHA CHARACTERS
grantha j (with pulli) | (#136) | (0B9C)(0B82)
grantha sh (with pulli) | (#137) | (0BB7)(0B82)
grantha s (with pulli) | (#138) | (0BB8)(0B82)
grantha h (with pulli) | (#139) | (0BB9)(0B82)
grantha ksh (with pulli) | (#140) |
grantha ja | (#131) | (0B9C)
grantha sha | (#132) | (0BB7)
grantha sa | (#133) | (0BB8)
grantha ha | (#134) | (0BB9)
grantha ksha | (#135) |
grantha sri | (#130) |
grantha ju | (#131)(#164) | (0B9C)(0BC1)
grantha juu | (#131)(#165) | (0B9C)(0BC2)
grantha shu | (#132)(#164) | (0BB7)(0BC1)
grantha shuu | (#132)(#165) | (0BB7)(0BC2)
grantha su | (#138)(#164) | (0BB8)(0BC1)
grantha suu | (#138)(#165) | (0BB8)(0BC2)
grantha kshu | (#139)(#164) | (0BB9)(0BC1)
grantha kshuu | (#139)(#165) | (0BB9)(0BC2)
SPECIAL CHARACTERS
copyright sign | #169 | (00A9)
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