U+1B09 "ᬉ" Balinese Letter Ukara Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
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U+1B09 "ᬉ" Balinese Letter Ukara is a character from the Balinese script that represents the vowel sound "u" in the Balinese language, which is used primarily on the Indonesian island of Bali. This character functions as an independent vowel and is often seen in religious texts, traditional manuscripts, and modern signage, reflecting the cultural and linguistic heritage of the Balinese people. Its design features a distinctive curved top and looped base, typical of the Balinese script’s ornate syllabic writing system.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+1B09 |
| Version Added | 5.0 |
| Name | Balinese Letter Ukara |
| Block | Balinese |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ᬉ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ᬉ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE1 0xAC 0x89 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x1B09 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00001B09 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u1b09 |