U+1B98 "ᮘ" Sundanese Letter Ba Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
ᮘ
U+1B98 "ᮘ" Sundanese Letter Ba is a glyph from the Sundanese script, used primarily for writing the Sundanese language in the Indonesian region of West Java. It represents the consonant sound /b/ and is a core component of Sundanese orthography, which was standardized for modern use in the late 20th century after a period of decline due to colonial influences. This character is part of the Sundanese Unicode block, introduced to support digital preservation and cultural revival of the language. As a syllable-initial letter, Ba combines with vowel diacritics to form full phonetic syllables, playing an essential role in everyday communication, literature, and educational materials in Sundanese-speaking communities.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+1B98 |
| Version Added | 5.1 |
| Name | Sundanese Letter Ba |
| Block | Sundanese |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ᮘ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ᮘ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE1 0xAE 0x98 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x1B98 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00001B98 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u1b98 |