U+1B8C "ᮌ" Sundanese Letter Ga Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
ᮌ
U+1B8C "ᮌ" Sundanese Letter Ga is a letter in the Sundanese script used to write the Sundanese language, primarily spoken on the Indonesian island of Java. This character represents the consonant sound "ga," similar to the English "g" in "go." It is part of the Sundanese Unicode block, which was added to support the revitalization and digital preservation of the Sundanese writing system. The letter "ᮌ" is historically derived from the ancient Brahmi script and is used in modern contexts such as signage, literature, and educational materials to maintain cultural heritage in West Java.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+1B8C |
| Version Added | 5.1 |
| Name | Sundanese Letter Ga |
| Block | Sundanese |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ᮌ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ᮌ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE1 0xAE 0x8C |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x1B8C |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00001B8C |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u1b8c |