U+1BCA "ᯊ" Batak Letter Mandailing Na Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
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U+1BCA "ᯊ" Batak Letter Mandailing Na is a script character used in the Batak writing system, specifically for writing the Mandailing dialect of the Batak language, which is spoken in parts of Sumatra, Indonesia. This character represents the sound "na" and is part of the Sundanese and Batak scripts block in Unicode, serving as one of the distinct letters that help differentiate Mandailing orthography from other Batak dialects. Its inclusion in Unicode supports the digital preservation and modern encoding of this traditional script, allowing for accurate representation in electronic texts and facilitating cultural and linguistic documentation in the region.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+1BCA |
| Version Added | 6.0 |
| Name | Batak Letter Mandailing Na |
| Block | Batak |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ᯊ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ᯊ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE1 0xAF 0x8A |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x1BCA |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00001BCA |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u1bca |