U+1BCE "ᯎ" Batak Letter Ga Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
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U+1BCE "ᯎ" Batak Letter Ga is a script character from the Batak writing system, an indigenous abugida historically used for writing several Batak languages on the island of Sumatra, Indonesia. This letter represents the syllable "ga" in the Batak script, which is primarily used in traditional manuscripts for religious, legal, and literary purposes. While its usage has declined significantly due to the adoption of the Latin alphabet, the Batak script, including the letter Ga, has seen modern revival efforts in cultural preservation and digital typography, allowing for its inclusion in Unicode to support scholarly and heritage work.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+1BCE |
| Version Added | 6.0 |
| Name | Batak Letter Ga |
| Block | Batak |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ᯎ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ᯎ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE1 0xAF 0x8E |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x1BCE |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00001BCE |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u1bce |