U+1BDF "ᯟ" Batak Letter Simalungun La Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

U+1BDF "ᯟ" Batak Letter Simalungun La is a specific glyph used in the Batak script, an abugida employed to write the Batak languages of North Sumatra, Indonesia, such as Toba, Simalungun, Karo, and others. This particular character represents the sound "la" in the Simalungun dialect, which is one of the variations of the Batak writing system. The letter is part of the broader Unicode block for Batak script, encoded to support digital preservation and modern communication for these traditional languages. Its inclusion in Unicode helps facilitate accurate documentation and electronic use of the Simalungun language, contributing to cultural heritage efforts for the Batak people.

General Properties

Code Point U+1BDF
Version Added 6.0
Name Batak Letter Simalungun La
Block Batak
General Category Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding ᯟ
HTML Hex Encoding ᯟ
UTF-8 Encoding 0xE1 0xAF 0x9F
UTF-16 Encoding 0x1BDF
UTF-32 Encoding 0x00001BDF
C/C++/Java Escape \u1bdf

Unicode Properties

NFC Quick Check Yes
NFD Quick Check Yes
NFKC Quick Check Yes
NFKD Quick Check Yes
Numeric Type None
Numeric Value NaN
Line Break Aksara Start
Script Batak
Script Extensions Batak
Indic Syllabic Category Consonant
ID Start Yes
XID Start Yes
ID Continue Yes
XID Continue Yes
Alphabetic Yes
Vertical Orientation Rotated
Grapheme Base Yes
Grapheme Cluster Break Other
Word Break Alphabetic letter
Sentence Break OLetter