Tamil Sign Varaakan 𑿠
𑿠 (U+11FE0) is a standard Unicode character that you can copy and paste anywhere text is accepted. This page provides a concise reference with safe tips, internal links, and practical guidance so you can use it reliably across apps and platforms.
What it is and where it’s used: Tamil Sign Varaakan is part of the Symbols family (block: Tamil Supplement). If you need styled or decorative alternatives, try our Fancy Text tool to generate compatible text that works in most modern interfaces.
Copy and input: the quickest method is to copy the character here. You can also insert it by its codepoint U+11FE0
in many development tools or editors. Some operating systems provide a character viewer or input palette that lets you search by name or code and insert the glyph into documents.
Display and fallback: if you see an empty box (tofu) or a placeholder rectangle, the active font might not include this codepoint. Switching to a font with broader Unicode coverage or using a fallback font usually fixes the issue. On the web, ensure the page’s font stack includes a general‑purpose fallback.
Related references: browse the Categories for similar characters. When choosing a symbol, prefer the official codepoint for semantic clarity and better compatibility with search, copy, and accessibility tooling.
See our category page for related symbols.
Technical details
- Codepoint:
U+11FE0
- General Category:
Sc
- Age:
12.0
- Bidi Class:
ET
- Block:
Tamil Supplement
- UTF-8:
F0 91 BF A0
- UTF-16:
D807 DFE0
- UTF-32:
00011FE0
- HTML dec:
𑿠
- HTML hex:
𑿠
- JS escape:
\u{11FE0}
- Python \N{}:
\N{TAMIL SIGN VARAAKAN}
- Python \U:
\U00011FE0
- URL-encoded:
%F0%91%BF%A0
- CSS escape:
\11FE0
How to type / insert
Fast copy: click the Copy button near the top of this page.
By codepoint: in many editors and IDEs, you can insert via the Unicode code U+11FE0
or a built‑in character picker.
HTML: use the numeric entity 𑿠
(hex) or 𑿠
(decimal) when an HTML entity is needed.
Compatibility & troubleshooting
Font support: if the symbol does not render, the current font likely lacks this codepoint. Choose a font with broad Unicode coverage or allow a fallback font.
Web pages: ensure your CSS font stack includes a general fallback; avoid relying on images for common symbols to preserve accessibility and copyability.