U+11F4E "𑽎" Kawi Punctuation Spiral Unicode Character

U+11F4E "𑽎" Kawi Punctuation Spiral is a punctuation mark from the Kawi script, an ancient script used to write languages such as Old Javanese, Balinese, and Sundanese in Southeast Asia, particularly on the islands of Java and Bali. This specific character, shaped like a spiral, functioned as a decorative or structural divider in inscriptions and manuscripts, often marking the end of a text segment, stanza, or major section, similar to a danda or period in other scripts. It was part of a broader set of ornate punctuation employed in Kawi calligraphy, reflecting the script's aesthetic and ritual significance in Hindu Buddhist contexts from the 8th to the 16th centuries.

General Properties

Code Point	U+11F4E
Version Added	15.0
Name	Kawi Punctuation Spiral
Block	Kawi
General Category	Other Punctuation
Canonical Combining Class	Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class	Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding	𑽎
HTML Hex Encoding	𑽎
UTF-8 Encoding	0xF0 0x91 0xBD 0x8E
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD807 0xDF4E
UTF-32 Encoding	0x00011F4E
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud807\udf4e

Unicode Properties

NFC Quick Check	Yes
NFD Quick Check	Yes
NFKC Quick Check	Yes
NFKD Quick Check	Yes
Numeric Type	None
Numeric Value	NaN
Line Break	Ideographic
Script	Kawi
Script Extensions	Kawi
Indic Syllabic Category	Other
Vertical Orientation	Rotated
Grapheme Base	Yes
Grapheme Cluster Break	Other
Word Break	Other
Sentence Break	Other