U+1B10 "ᬐ" Balinese Letter Aikara Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

U+1B10 "ᬐ" Balinese Letter Aikara is a distinct vowel character used in the Balinese script, representing the sound of the long vowel "ai" as in "Thai" or "aisle." This character is part of the Balinese alphabet, which is an abugida used to write the Balinese language, an Austronesian language spoken on the Indonesian island of Bali and in parts of Lombok. The Aikara character is typically used in the transliteration of Sanskrit and Old Javanese loanwords, as well as in modern Balinese texts, and is written with a unique ligature or independent vowel form when it appears at the beginning of a syllable. Its inclusion in the Unicode Standard at position U+1B10 allows for digital representation and typing of the Balinese script, supporting the preservation and use of this cultural heritage in modern computing environments.

General Properties

Code Point U+1B10
Version Added 5.0
Name Balinese Letter Aikara
Block Balinese
General Category Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding ᬐ
HTML Hex Encoding ᬐ
UTF-8 Encoding 0xE1 0xAC 0x90
UTF-16 Encoding 0x1B10
UTF-32 Encoding 0x00001B10
C/C++/Java Escape \u1b10

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 Aksara
Script Balinese
Script Extensions Balinese
Indic Syllabic Category Vowel Independent
ID Start Yes
XID Start Yes
ID Continue Yes
XID Continue Yes
Alphabetic Yes
Vertical Orientation Rotated
Grapheme Base Yes
Grapheme Cluster Break Other
Word Break Alphabetic letter
Sentence Break OLetter