U+1B5A "᭚" Balinese Panti Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
U+1B5A "᭚" Balinese Panti is a punctuation symbol used in the Balinese script, which is primarily employed to write the Balinese language on the Indonesian island of Bali. This specific mark, known as Panti, functions as a kind of section divider or paragraph separator within traditional Balinese texts, often appearing at the end of a passage or to denote a shift in topic or stanza. Its name derives from a Balinese term meaning "woven" or "braided," reflecting the intricate, decorative loops of its glyph. Historically, the Panti was used in palm-leaf manuscripts to organize content, helping scribes and readers navigate religious or literary works without the need for modern formatting. In digital contexts, this character ensures that such textual structures can be accurately preserved and rendered in Unicode-compliant systems.
General Properties
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding |
᭚ |
| HTML Hex Encoding |
᭚ |
| UTF-8 Encoding |
0xE1 0xAD 0x9A |
| UTF-16 Encoding |
0x1B5A |
| UTF-32 Encoding |
0x00001B5A |
| C/C++/Java Escape |
\u1b5a |
Unicode Properties