U+1B16 "ᬖ" Balinese Letter Ga Gora Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
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U+1B16 "ᬖ" Balinese Letter Ga Gora is a character from the Balinese script used to write the Balinese language of Indonesia, and it represents a specific variant of the sound "ga" with a distinctly aspirated or murmured pronunciation. This character, named "Ga Gora," is one of several forms of the base consonant "ga" in the Balinese syllabary, and it is typically used in writing to accurately transcribe Sanskrit and Old Javanese loanwords, where it reflects the phonetic distinctions present in those source languages. Its visual design features a unique curved top and a prominent loop, distinguishing it from the standard Balinese letter Ga.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+1B16 |
| Version Added | 5.0 |
| Name | Balinese Letter Ga Gora |
| Block | Balinese |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ᬖ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ᬖ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE1 0xAC 0x96 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x1B16 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00001B16 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u1b16 |