U+1B21 "ᬡ" Balinese Letter Na Rambat Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
U+1B21 "ᬡ" Balinese Letter Na Rambat is a grapheme used in the Balinese script, a Brahmic abugida employed for writing the Balinese and Sasak languages primarily spoken in Bali and Lombok, Indonesia. It represents a retroflex nasal sound, akin to the "n" sound produced with the tongue curled back against the palate, and is distinct from its dental counterpart in the alphabet. This letter is specifically denoted by the term "Rambat," which may refer to a particular phonetic or contextual variation or to its visual stroke pattern in traditional calligraphy. As part of the larger Balinese syllabic system, "Na Rambat" contributes to the precise representation of indigenous words, often used in religious manuscripts, ceremonial inscriptions, and modern digital texts to preserve the region's cultural and linguistic heritage.
General Properties
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding |
ᬡ |
| HTML Hex Encoding |
ᬡ |
| UTF-8 Encoding |
0xE1 0xAC 0xA1 |
| UTF-16 Encoding |
0x1B21 |
| UTF-32 Encoding |
0x00001B21 |
| C/C++/Java Escape |
\u1b21 |
Unicode Properties