Android IME that accepts unicode

While writing the input method editor for android, what I need to do to make it map, accept some Unicode character as input, except for changing android: keyLabel (for example, to make me display the Malayalam character as input: 0D00 - 0DFF)

  <Keyboard xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
        android:horizontalGap="0px"
        android:keyHeight="@dimen/key_height"
        android:keyWidth="10%p"
        android:verticalGap="0px" >

        <Row>
            <Key
                android:codes="45"
                android:keyEdgeFlags="left"
                android:keyLabel="q"
                android:popupCharacters="@string/hello"
                android:popupKeyboard="@xml/qwerty"/>
            <Key
                android:codes="51"
                android:keyLabel="w" />
            <Key
                android:codes="33"
                android:keyLabel="e" />
            <Key
                android:codes="46"
                android:keyLabel="r" />
            <Key
                android:codes="48"
                android:keyLabel="t" />
            <Key
                android:codes="53"
                android:keyLabel="y" />
            <Key
                android:codes="49"
                android:keyLabel="u" />
            <Key
                android:codes="37"
                android:keyLabel="i" />
            <Key
                android:codes="43"
                android:keyLabel="o" />
            <Key
                android:codes="44"
                android:keyEdgeFlags="right"
                android:keyLabel="p" />
        </Row>
        <Row>
            <Key
                android:codes="29"
                android:horizontalGap="5%p"
                android:keyEdgeFlags="left"
                android:keyLabel="a" />
            <Key
                android:codes="47"
                android:keyLabel="s" />
            <Key
                android:codes="32"
                android:keyLabel="d" />
            <Key
                android:codes="34"
                android:keyLabel="f" />
            <Key
                android:codes="35"
                android:keyLabel="g" />
            <Key
                android:codes="36"
                android:keyLabel="h" />

            <Key
                android:codes="38"
                android:keyLabel="J" />
            <Key
                android:codes="49"
                android:keyLabel="K" />

            <Key
                android:codes="40"
                android:keyEdgeFlags="right"
                android:keyLabel="l" />
        </Row>
        <Row>
            <Key
                android:codes="60"            
                android:keyEdgeFlags="left"
                android:keyIcon="@drawable/sym_keyboard_shift"
                android:iconPreview="@drawable/sym_keyboard_shift"
                android:isModifier="true"
                android:isSticky="true"
                android:keyWidth="15%p"
                android:keyLabel="shift" />
            <Key
                android:codes="54"
                android:keyLabel="z" />
            <Key
                android:codes="52"
                android:keyLabel="x" />
            <Key
                android:codes="31"
                android:keyLabel="c" />
            <Key
                android:codes="50"
                android:keyLabel="v" />
            <Key
                android:codes="30"
                android:keyLabel="b" />
            <Key
                android:codes="42"
                android:keyLabel="n" />
            <Key
                android:codes="41"
                android:keyLabel="m" />
            <Key
                android:codes="67"
                android:isRepeatable="true"
                android:keyEdgeFlags="right"
                android:keyIcon="@drawable/sym_keyboard_delete"
                android:keyWidth="15%p" />
        </Row>
        <Row android:rowEdgeFlags="bottom" >
            <Key
                android:codes="-3"
                android:keyEdgeFlags="left"
                android:keyIcon="@drawable/sym_keyboard_done"
                android:keyWidth="20%p" />
            <Key
                android:codes="-2"
                android:keyLabel="123"
                android:keyWidth="15%p" />
            <Key
                android:codes="62"
                android:isRepeatable="true"
                android:keyIcon="@drawable/sym_keyboard_space"
                android:keyWidth="30%p" />
            <Key
                android:codes="46,55"
                android:keyLabel=". ,"
                android:keyWidth="15%p" />
            <Key
                android:codes="10"
                android:keyEdgeFlags="right"
                android:keyIcon="@drawable/sym_keyboard_return"
                android:keyWidth="20%p" />
        </Row>

    </Keyboard>
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I know this is an old question, but I did not find the answer when I need it, so I will provide it for others who may be looking for it.

According to the documentation : Key Keyboard.Key (android.inputmethodservice.Keyboard.Key) android: xml codes:

The unicode value or comma separated values ​​that this key outputs.

, '\;' , '\n' '\ uxxxx' ; , , "100".

, '\;' :

  • (2) , '\;' 0x, . 0x0D05

അ A U + 0D05:

(1)

<Key android:codes="3333" android:keyLabel="\u0D05"/>

(2)

<Key android:codes="0x0D05" android:keyLabel="\u0D05"/>
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