U+1B7A "᭺" Balinese Musical Symbol Left-Hand Closed Plak Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
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U+1B7A "᭺" Balinese Musical Symbol Left-Hand Closed Plak is a specific notation used in the Balinese script for traditional gamelan music, representing a particular handstroke or articulation on the instruments. This symbol instructs the musician to perform a closed or dampened plak sound with the left hand, contributing to the precise rhythmic and tonal patterns that characterize Balinese musical compositions. As part of the Balinese musical notation system, it helps preserve the intricate performance techniques of the gamelan repertoire, distinguishing it from other hand positions like open or right-hand strokes within the same musical tradition.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+1B7A |
| Version Added | 5.0 |
| Name | Balinese Musical Symbol Left-Hand Closed Plak |
| Block | Balinese |
| General Category | Other Symbol |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ᭺ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ᭺ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE1 0xAD 0xBA |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x1B7A |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00001B7A |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u1b7a |
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 | Ideographic |
| Script | Balinese |
| Script Extensions | Balinese |
| Indic Syllabic Category | Other |
| Vertical Orientation | Rotated |
| Grapheme Base | Yes |
| Grapheme Cluster Break | Other |
| Word Break | Other |
| Sentence Break | Other |