U+1B2C "ᬬ" Balinese Letter Ya Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
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U+1B2C "ᬬ" Balinese Letter Ya is the Balinese script representation of the consonant sound "ya," similar to the English "y" in "yes." In the Balinese language, which is used on the Indonesian island of Bali, this character is part of the traditional abugida writing system where each letter has an inherent vowel "a" unless modified by diacritics. It is found in historical palm-leaf manuscripts and modern signage, serving as a key element for writing words like "yadnya" (sacrifice) and other terms tied to Balinese Hindu rituals and daily life.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+1B2C |
| Version Added | 5.0 |
| Name | Balinese Letter Ya |
| Block | Balinese |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ᬬ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ᬬ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE1 0xAC 0xAC |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x1B2C |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00001B2C |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u1b2c |