U+1B2F "ᬯ" Balinese Letter Wa Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
ᬯ
U+1B2F "ᬯ" Balinese Letter Wa is the representation of the syllable "wa" in the Balinese script, an abugida used primarily on the Indonesian island of Bali for writing the Balinese and Sasak languages. This specific character functions as a consonant letter, where the inherent vowel "a" is present unless modified by a diacritic. In the Balinese script, "Wa" occupies a distinct place within the alphabet and is often employed in both traditional literature and modern signage, reflecting its cultural and linguistic significance to the Balinese people.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+1B2F |
| Version Added | 5.0 |
| Name | Balinese Letter Wa |
| Block | Balinese |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ᬯ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ᬯ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE1 0xAC 0xAF |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x1B2F |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00001B2F |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u1b2f |