U+1B5B "᭛" Balinese Pamada Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

U+1B5B "᭛" Balinese Pamada is a punctuation mark from the Balinese script, used primarily in writing the Balinese language. It functions as a type of section divider or ornamental separator, often appearing in traditional manuscripts or texts to indicate a pause, a thematic break, or the end of a section within a poem or prose passage. Its distinctive curved shape adds a visual flourish to the written word, reflecting the script’s aesthetic roots in Hindu-Buddhist cultural traditions of Bali. The Pamada helps organize text in a manner similar to a danda in other Brahmic scripts, contributing to the rhythmic flow of written Balinese.

General Properties

Code Point U+1B5B
Version Added 5.0
Name Balinese Pamada
Block Balinese
General Category Other Punctuation
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding ᭛
HTML Hex Encoding ᭛
UTF-8 Encoding 0xE1 0xAD 0x9B
UTF-16 Encoding 0x1B5B
UTF-32 Encoding 0x00001B5B
C/C++/Java Escape \u1b5b

Unicode Properties

NFC Quick Check Yes
NFD Quick Check Yes
NFKC Quick Check Yes
NFKD Quick Check Yes
Numeric Type None
Numeric Value NaN
Line Break Break After
Script Balinese
Script Extensions Balinese
Indic Syllabic Category Other
Terminal Punctuation Yes
Sentence Terminal Yes
Vertical Orientation Rotated
Grapheme Base Yes
Grapheme Cluster Break Other
Word Break Other
Sentence Break STerm