U+A987 "ꦇ" Javanese Letter Ii Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

U+A987 "ꦇ" Javanese Letter Ii is a grapheme used in the Javanese script to represent the long vowel sound /iː/, functioning as an independent letter rather than a diacritic in the writing system of the Javanese language. It forms part of the Javanese block within Unicode and is typically employed in texts written in the traditional script, which is still used in cultural, religious, and historical contexts on the island of Java, Indonesia. The character is distinct from its short-vowel counterpart and is crucial for accurate phonetic representation in literary works, signage, and educational materials.

General Properties

Code Point U+A987
Version Added 5.2
Name Javanese Letter Ii
Block Javanese
General Category Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding ꦇ
HTML Hex Encoding ꦇ
UTF-8 Encoding 0xEA 0xA6 0x87
UTF-16 Encoding 0xA987
UTF-32 Encoding 0x0000A987
C/C++/Java Escape \ua987

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
Script Javanese
Script Extensions Javanese
Indic Syllabic Category Vowel Independent
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