U+1B38 "ᬸ" Balinese Vowel Sign Suku Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
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U+1B38 "ᬸ" Balinese Vowel Sign Suku is a combining diacritical mark used in the Balinese script to represent the vowel sound /u/ or /uː/ when attached to a base consonant. This sign is always written as a small upward curl that appears above the consonant character it modifies, and it serves a crucial role in distinguishing syllable sounds within the Balinese writing system, which is employed for writing the Balinese language in Indonesia, particularly in religious, literary, and cultural contexts. As a vowel sign, it cannot stand alone and must be applied to a consonant character to form a complete syllable, reflecting the abugida nature of the Balinese script where each consonant inherently carries an implied vowel.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+1B38 |
| Version Added | 5.0 |
| Name | Balinese Vowel Sign Suku |
| Block | Balinese |
| General Category | Nonspacing Mark |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Nonspacing Mark |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ᬸ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ᬸ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE1 0xAC 0xB8 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x1B38 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00001B38 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u1b38 |