U+11F42 "𑽂" Kawi Conjoiner Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
𑽂
U+11F42 "𑽂" Kawi Conjoiner is a special control character used in the Kawi script, an ancient writing system of Southeast Asia historically employed for languages such as Old Javanese, Balinese, and Sundanese. Functioning as a virama or vowel killer, it removes the inherent vowel from a consonant, causing it to form a conjunct or stacked ligature with the following character, thereby enabling correct syllable representation. This invisible formatting character is essential for accurate text encoding in digital environments, ensuring that the Kawi script's complex orthographic rules are preserved without altering visible glyphs on screen.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+11F42 |
| Version Added | 15.0 |
| Name | Kawi Conjoiner |
| Block | Kawi |
| General Category | Nonspacing Mark |
| Canonical Combining Class | Virama |
| Bidirectional Class | Nonspacing Mark |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 𑽂 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 𑽂 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xF0 0x91 0xBD 0x82 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD807 0xDF42 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00011F42 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud807\udf42 |