Kannada · ಕನ್ನಡ · Unicode pad

Kannada Unicode character pad: every Kannada character

All 91 characters of the Kannada block, grouped, searchable by name, with the code point, HTML entity and JavaScript escape of each. Click to insert, then copy.

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91 of 91 characters. Dotted circles ◌ show where a sign attaches; only the sign itself is inserted.

Vowels · 16

Independent vowels: used at the start of a word or syllable

Consonants · 37

Letters that carry an inherent vowel (ka, kha, …)

Vowel signs (matras) · 15

Dependent vowel signs that attach to a consonant

Signs & marks · 12

Virama, nukta, anusvara, visarga, candrabindu and similar

Digits · 10

Native decimal digits 0–9

Punctuation · 1

Danda and script-specific punctuation

Characters marked with a red dot are the ones this language leans on most.

01 · The Kannada block

91 characters in U+0C80–U+0CFF.

Kannada builds conjuncts by subscripting the second consonant under the first (ಕ್ಕ, ನ್ನ), joined with the virama ್ (U+0CCD). The block also has the archaic letters ಱ and ೞ, and the Kannada digits ೦–೯. Unicode’s text segmentation does not join Kannada conjuncts into one character, so many tools count them as two.

Vowels: 16
Consonants: 37
Vowel signs (matras): 15
Signs & marks: 12
Digits: 10
Punctuation: 1

02 · Building words

How Kannada words are made of characters.

Each word below is a sequence of code points. Vowel signs and the virama attach to the letter before them, which is why one visible character can be several code points.

ಕನ್ನಡKannada

ಕ0C95
ನ0CA8
◌್0CCD
ನ0CA8
ಡ0CA1

ನಮಸ್ಕಾರhello

ನ0CA8
ಮ0CAE
ಸ0CB8
◌್0CCD
ಕ0C95
◌ಾ0CBE
ರ0CB0

ಧನ್ಯವಾದthank you

ಧ0CA7
ನ0CA8
◌್0CCD
ಯ0CAF
ವ0CB5
◌ಾ0CBE
ದ0CA6

ಕರ್ನಾಟಕKarnataka

ಕ0C95
ರ0CB0
◌್0CCD
ನ0CA8
◌ಾ0CBE
ಟ0C9F
ಕ0C95

ಜ್ಞಾನknowledge

ಜ0C9C
◌್0CCD
ಞ0C9E
◌ಾ0CBE
ನ0CA8

ಶಾಲೆschool

ಶ0CB6
◌ಾ0CBE
ಲ0CB2
◌ೆ0CC6

03 · Signs & marks

The Kannada signs you can’t see alone.

These marks change how the letters around them are read. Names are the official Unicode names.

Kannada signs, with code points and escapes
Sign	Unicode name	Code	HTML	JavaScript
ಀ	sign spacing candrabindu	U+0C80	ಀ	\u0C80
◌ಁ	sign candrabindu	U+0C81	ಁ	\u0C81
◌ಂ	sign anusvara	U+0C82	ಂ	\u0C82
◌ಃ	sign visarga	U+0C83	ಃ	\u0C83
◌಼	sign nukta	U+0CBC	಼	\u0CBC
ಽ	sign avagraha	U+0CBD	ಽ	\u0CBD
◌್	sign virama	U+0CCD	್	\u0CCD
◌ೕ	length mark	U+0CD5	ೕ	\u0CD5
◌ೖ	ai length mark	U+0CD6	ೖ	\u0CD6
ೱ	sign jihvamuliya	U+0CF1	ೱ	\u0CF1
ೲ	sign upadhmaniya	U+0CF2	ೲ	\u0CF2
◌ೳ	sign combining anusvara above right	U+0CF3	ೳ	\u0CF3

Full reference: all 91 characters

All Kannada characters
Char	Name	Group	Code	HTML	JS
ಀ	sign spacing candrabindu	Signs & marks	U+0C80	ಀ	\u0C80
◌ಁ	sign candrabindu	Signs & marks	U+0C81	ಁ	\u0C81
◌ಂ	sign anusvara	Signs & marks	U+0C82	ಂ	\u0C82
◌ಃ	sign visarga	Signs & marks	U+0C83	ಃ	\u0C83
಄	sign siddham	Punctuation	U+0C84	಄	\u0C84
ಅ	letter a	Vowels	U+0C85	ಅ	\u0C85
ಆ	letter aa	Vowels	U+0C86	ಆ	\u0C86
ಇ	letter i	Vowels	U+0C87	ಇ	\u0C87
ಈ	letter ii	Vowels	U+0C88	ಈ	\u0C88
ಉ	letter u	Vowels	U+0C89	ಉ	\u0C89
ಊ	letter uu	Vowels	U+0C8A	ಊ	\u0C8A
ಋ	letter vocalic r	Vowels	U+0C8B	ಋ	\u0C8B
ಌ	letter vocalic l	Vowels	U+0C8C	ಌ	\u0C8C
ಎ	letter e	Vowels	U+0C8E	ಎ	\u0C8E
ಏ	letter ee	Vowels	U+0C8F	ಏ	\u0C8F
ಐ	letter ai	Vowels	U+0C90	ಐ	\u0C90
ಒ	letter o	Vowels	U+0C92	ಒ	\u0C92
ಓ	letter oo	Vowels	U+0C93	ಓ	\u0C93
ಔ	letter au	Vowels	U+0C94	ಔ	\u0C94
ಕ	letter ka	Consonants	U+0C95	ಕ	\u0C95
ಖ	letter kha	Consonants	U+0C96	ಖ	\u0C96
ಗ	letter ga	Consonants	U+0C97	ಗ	\u0C97
ಘ	letter gha	Consonants	U+0C98	ಘ	\u0C98
ಙ	letter nga	Consonants	U+0C99	ಙ	\u0C99
ಚ	letter ca	Consonants	U+0C9A	ಚ	\u0C9A
ಛ	letter cha	Consonants	U+0C9B	ಛ	\u0C9B
ಜ	letter ja	Consonants	U+0C9C	ಜ	\u0C9C
ಝ	letter jha	Consonants	U+0C9D	ಝ	\u0C9D
ಞ	letter nya	Consonants	U+0C9E	ಞ	\u0C9E
ಟ	letter tta	Consonants	U+0C9F	ಟ	\u0C9F
ಠ	letter ttha	Consonants	U+0CA0	ಠ	\u0CA0
ಡ	letter dda	Consonants	U+0CA1	ಡ	\u0CA1
ಢ	letter ddha	Consonants	U+0CA2	ಢ	\u0CA2
ಣ	letter nna	Consonants	U+0CA3	ಣ	\u0CA3
ತ	letter ta	Consonants	U+0CA4	ತ	\u0CA4
ಥ	letter tha	Consonants	U+0CA5	ಥ	\u0CA5
ದ	letter da	Consonants	U+0CA6	ದ	\u0CA6
ಧ	letter dha	Consonants	U+0CA7	ಧ	\u0CA7
ನ	letter na	Consonants	U+0CA8	ನ	\u0CA8
ಪ	letter pa	Consonants	U+0CAA	ಪ	\u0CAA
ಫ	letter pha	Consonants	U+0CAB	ಫ	\u0CAB
ಬ	letter ba	Consonants	U+0CAC	ಬ	\u0CAC
ಭ	letter bha	Consonants	U+0CAD	ಭ	\u0CAD
ಮ	letter ma	Consonants	U+0CAE	ಮ	\u0CAE
ಯ	letter ya	Consonants	U+0CAF	ಯ	\u0CAF
ರ	letter ra	Consonants	U+0CB0	ರ	\u0CB0
ಱ	letter rra	Consonants	U+0CB1	ಱ	\u0CB1
ಲ	letter la	Consonants	U+0CB2	ಲ	\u0CB2
ಳ	letter lla	Consonants	U+0CB3	ಳ	\u0CB3
ವ	letter va	Consonants	U+0CB5	ವ	\u0CB5
ಶ	letter sha	Consonants	U+0CB6	ಶ	\u0CB6
ಷ	letter ssa	Consonants	U+0CB7	ಷ	\u0CB7
ಸ	letter sa	Consonants	U+0CB8	ಸ	\u0CB8
ಹ	letter ha	Consonants	U+0CB9	ಹ	\u0CB9
◌಼	sign nukta	Signs & marks	U+0CBC	಼	\u0CBC
ಽ	sign avagraha	Signs & marks	U+0CBD	ಽ	\u0CBD
◌ಾ	vowel sign aa	Vowel signs (matras)	U+0CBE	ಾ	\u0CBE
◌ಿ	vowel sign i	Vowel signs (matras)	U+0CBF	ಿ	\u0CBF
◌ೀ	vowel sign ii	Vowel signs (matras)	U+0CC0	ೀ	\u0CC0
◌ು	vowel sign u	Vowel signs (matras)	U+0CC1	ು	\u0CC1
◌ೂ	vowel sign uu	Vowel signs (matras)	U+0CC2	ೂ	\u0CC2
◌ೃ	vowel sign vocalic r	Vowel signs (matras)	U+0CC3	ೃ	\u0CC3
◌ೄ	vowel sign vocalic rr	Vowel signs (matras)	U+0CC4	ೄ	\u0CC4
◌ೆ	vowel sign e	Vowel signs (matras)	U+0CC6	ೆ	\u0CC6
◌ೇ	vowel sign ee	Vowel signs (matras)	U+0CC7	ೇ	\u0CC7
◌ೈ	vowel sign ai	Vowel signs (matras)	U+0CC8	ೈ	\u0CC8
◌ೊ	vowel sign o	Vowel signs (matras)	U+0CCA	ೊ	\u0CCA
◌ೋ	vowel sign oo	Vowel signs (matras)	U+0CCB	ೋ	\u0CCB
◌ೌ	vowel sign au	Vowel signs (matras)	U+0CCC	ೌ	\u0CCC
◌್	sign virama	Signs & marks	U+0CCD	್	\u0CCD
◌ೕ	length mark	Signs & marks	U+0CD5	ೕ	\u0CD5
◌ೖ	ai length mark	Signs & marks	U+0CD6	ೖ	\u0CD6
ೝ	letter nakaara pollu	Consonants	U+0CDD	ೝ	\u0CDD
ೞ	letter fa	Consonants	U+0CDE	ೞ	\u0CDE
ೠ	letter vocalic rr	Vowels	U+0CE0	ೠ	\u0CE0
ೡ	letter vocalic ll	Vowels	U+0CE1	ೡ	\u0CE1
◌ೢ	vowel sign vocalic l	Vowel signs (matras)	U+0CE2	ೢ	\u0CE2
◌ೣ	vowel sign vocalic ll	Vowel signs (matras)	U+0CE3	ೣ	\u0CE3
೦	digit zero	Digits	U+0CE6	೦	\u0CE6
೧	digit one	Digits	U+0CE7	೧	\u0CE7
೨	digit two	Digits	U+0CE8	೨	\u0CE8
೩	digit three	Digits	U+0CE9	೩	\u0CE9
೪	digit four	Digits	U+0CEA	೪	\u0CEA
೫	digit five	Digits	U+0CEB	೫	\u0CEB
೬	digit six	Digits	U+0CEC	೬	\u0CEC
೭	digit seven	Digits	U+0CED	೭	\u0CED
೮	digit eight	Digits	U+0CEE	೮	\u0CEE
೯	digit nine	Digits	U+0CEF	೯	\u0CEF
ೱ	sign jihvamuliya	Signs & marks	U+0CF1	ೱ	\u0CF1
ೲ	sign upadhmaniya	Signs & marks	U+0CF2	ೲ	\u0CF2
◌ೳ	sign combining anusvara above right	Signs & marks	U+0CF3	ೳ	\u0CF3

04 · FAQ

Questions about kannada unicode character pad

How do I type Kannada characters that aren’t on my keyboard?

Click them on this pad: each click inserts the character where your cursor is, and you can then copy the whole text. For Kannada typing you can also use your phone’s Kannada keyboard or an input method on your computer; this pad is best for single characters, signs and symbols.

What is U+0C80?

Kannada is the Unicode block U+0C80–U+0CFF. Every Kannada character has a code point in that range, shown as U+ followed by four hex digits. The block currently has 91 assigned characters (Unicode 16.0).

Why do some characters show with a dotted circle?

Vowel signs, the virama and other marks never stand alone: they attach to the letter before them. The pad draws a dotted circle ◌ as a placeholder so you can see the mark; only the sign itself is inserted. Click it after a consonant to attach it.

How do I use the HTML entity or JavaScript escape?

Select a character to see its codes. Use the HTML entity (क) in web pages or emails where you can’t type the character, and the JavaScript escape (\u0915) in code or JSON. Both give the exact same character.

Is anything uploaded?

No. The pad runs in your browser and your text stays on your device.