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Unicode character information

Hebrew letter tet


Displayed on your computer as: ט
(if the character is not rendered properly, you may not have the appropriate fonts)

Unicode name: Hebrew letter tet
Codepoint (hexadecimal): 0x05D8
Codepoint (decimal): 1496
In unicode block: Hebrew

Html entities:

ט or ט

Character input:

There is no universal input system for Unicode characters. But you can use the system specific input methods below.

WindowsHold down Alt and press + on the numeric keyboard. Type: 05D8 and release Alt. A registry key needs to be enabled for this to work. See Unicode input (wikipedia) for more details.
Linux: Hold down Crtl and ⇧ Shift and type U05D8. Now press ↵ Enter and release Crtl and ⇧ Shift.

Other Infos:

General category: Lo (Other_Letter): Other letters, including syllables and ideographs.
Bidirectional class is: R (Right_To_Left): Any strong right-to-left (non-Arabic-type) character.
Canocial combining class is: 0 (Not_Reordered): Spacing and enclosing marks; also many vowel and consonant signs, even if nonspacing.