U+1BCB "ᯋ" Batak Letter Wa Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
ᯋ
U+1BCB "ᯋ" Batak Letter Wa is a symbol from the Batak script, a traditional writing system used historically for several Batak languages of North Sumatra, Indonesia. This letter represents the consonant sound "w" or "wa" and belongs to the abugida type of script, where each character inherently includes a vowel sound, typically /a/. The Batak script is still used today in cultural and ceremonial contexts, and the inclusion of this character in Unicode helps preserve and support digital communication of the Batak language and its rich heritage.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+1BCB |
| Version Added | 6.0 |
| Name | Batak Letter Wa |
| Block | Batak |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ᯋ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ᯋ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE1 0xAF 0x8B |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x1BCB |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00001BCB |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u1bcb |