“ங” U+0B99: Tamil Letter Nga

    U+0B99: Technical Specifications for the Tamil Letter Nga (ங)

    The Tamil Letter Nga (“ங” U+0B99), officially mapped to the Unicode codepoint U+0B99, is an essential consonant for rendering Tamil script accurately. This comprehensive guide provides developers and linguists exploring Indic scripts at iloveunicode.com with the complete technical properties, encoding standards, and crucial implementation details for this character.

    U+0B99 Tamil Character Specifications

    **Tamil Letter Nga** is categorized as an “Other Letter” ($\text{Lo}$) and maintains a default $\text{Left To Right}$ directionality within text streams. This important character was introduced in the Unicode standard with the release of **version 1.1 (June, 1993)**. It is situated within the **Tamil** block of the **Basic Multilingual Plane**, ensuring wide compatibility across modern computing platforms handling this specific codepoint.

    Primary Unicode Properties

Name Tamil Letter Nga
Unicode Codepoint **U+0B99**
Unicode Version 1.1 (June, 1993)
Block Tamil
Plane Basic Multilingual Plane

    Bidirectional and Structural Data

Bidirectional class Left To Right (L)
Is mirrored? No
Category Other Letter
Script *Tamil*
Combining Class Not Reordered

    Encoding Conversions and UTF Formats for Tamil Letter Nga

    Web and Language Conversions for U+0B99

Format Code Representation
HTML (decimal) `ங`
HTML (hex) `ங`
HTML (named) `-`
URL Escape Code **`%E0%AE%99`**
CSS `00B99`
JavaScript, JSON `u0B99`
C, C++, Java `u0B99`
Python `u0B99`
Rust `u{0B99}`
Ruby `u0B99`

    UTF Encoding Values (Hexadecimal)

Encoding Type Hex Sequence
**UTF-8** 0xE0 0xAE 0x99
UTF-16 0x0B99
UTF-32 0x00000B99

    Input Methods and Character Preview (ங)

    Direct Typing Instructions for ங

  •             Windows ?: Hold Alt, then type 0 B 9 9. Release Alt.        
  •             Mac ?: Hold Alt ⌥, then type 0 B 9 9. Release Alt.        

    Copy-Ready Code Snippet

// JavaScript, JSON representation
"\u0B99"

// C, C++, Java, Python, Ruby representation
'\u0B99'

// Rust representation
'u{0B99}'
Font Preview (ங)
  • Times, Times New Roman, serif
  • Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif
  • Courier, Courier New, monospace

    Conclusion: Advancing Your Unicode Knowledge

    Mastering complex scripts requires detailed knowledge of each codepoint’s properties. The specifications for $\text{U+0B99}$ are vital for building applications that correctly support the Tamil language. For the most accurate and up-to-date technical character data, trust the resources provided by the experts at iloveunicode.com.

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