U+11F18 "𑼘" Kawi Letter Cha Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
𑼘
U+11F18 "𑼘" Kawi Letter Cha is an ancient script character belonging to the Kawi writing system, historically used across Maritime Southeast Asia, particularly in Java, Bali, and Sumatra, to write Old Javanese and related languages. This letter represents the sound "cha" and is part of a syllabic alphabet derived from the Brahmi script, often found inscribed on stone monuments, temple walls, and palm-leaf manuscripts dating from the 8th to the 16th centuries. Its inclusion in Unicode helps preserve and digitally represent a key element of the region's literary and cultural heritage, enabling modern scholars and enthusiasts to study and share these historical texts more effectively.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+11F18 |
| Version Added | 15.0 |
| Name | Kawi Letter Cha |
| Block | Kawi |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 𑼘 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 𑼘 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xF0 0x91 0xBC 0x98 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD807 0xDF18 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00011F18 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud807\udf18 |