Summary: Using input method tamil-itrans, there is no easy way to input character #xbb4. I am a native speaker of this language and this particular character is a commonly used character in the language. Absence of a convenient way to input this character is definitely an annoyance and a bug. I am attached a unicode map for tamil with this bug report, if that is of any help. M-x set-language-environment RET tamil RET M-x set-input-method RET tamil-trans RET M-x quail-help RET I see no character combinations by which I can insert the character 0BB4 (Tamil Letter LLLA) If I do M-x ucs-insert RET TAMIL LETTER LLLA RET I can insert the intended character without any problems. C-u C-x = on the above "non inputtable" character shows me this. In particular I see no "to input" entry. ,---- | character: ழ (2996, #o5664, #xbb4) | preferred charset: unicode (Unicode (ISO10646)) | code point: 0x0BB4 | syntax: w which means: word | category: .:Base | buffer code: #xE0 #xAE #xB4 | file code: #xE0 #xAE #xB4 (encoded by coding system utf-8-dos) | display: by this font (glyph code) | uniscribe:-outline-Latha-normal-normal-normal-*-20-*-*-*-p-*-iso10646-1 (#x53) | | Character code properties: customize what to show | name: TAMIL LETTER LLLA | general-category: Lo (Letter, Other) | | There are text properties here: | fontified t `---- On the other hand if I do a C-u C-x = on an inputtable character say 0B95 (TAMIL LETTER KA) I see a "to input" advice displayed. So I am pretty convinced that there really is no straighforward manner by which I can insert character LLLA and it's variants. ,---- | character: க (2965, #o5625, #xb95) | preferred charset: unicode (Unicode (ISO10646)) | code point: 0x0B95 | syntax: w which means: word | category: .:Base | to input: type "ka" with tamil-itrans | buffer code: #xE0 #xAE #x95 | file code: #xE0 #xAE #x95 (encoded by coding system utf-8-dos) | display: by this font (glyph code) | uniscribe:-outline-Latha-normal-normal-normal-*-20-*-*-*-p-*-iso10646-1 (#x42) | | Character code properties: customize what to show | name: TAMIL LETTER KA | general-category: Lo (Letter, Other) | | There are text properties here: | fontified t | | [back] `----