U+1B35 "ᬵ" Balinese Vowel Sign Tedung Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
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U+1B35 "ᬵ" Balinese Vowel Sign Tedung is a combining diacritical mark used in the Balinese script to alter the inherent vowel of a consonant base consonant character. Specifically, this sign indicates the long vowel sound /aː/, lengthening the default /a/ to create a more drawn out pronunciation. It is positioned above the consonant it modifies, and its form resembles a small, horn-like curl or loop extending upward, distinguishing it from other vowel signs in the script. In Balinese text, this character is essential for accurately representing the language's vowel length distinctions, which can change word meanings.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+1B35 |
| Version Added | 5.0 |
| Name | Balinese Vowel Sign Tedung |
| Block | Balinese |
| General Category | Spacing Mark |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ᬵ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ᬵ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE1 0xAC 0xB5 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x1B35 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00001B35 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u1b35 |