U+A9AA "ꦪ" Javanese Letter Ya Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
ꦪ
U+A9AA "ꦪ" Javanese Letter Ya is a glyph in the Javanese script, an abugida historically used to write the Javanese language and still employed today for ceremonial and traditional purposes in Java, Indonesia. This character represents the consonant sound "ya" and serves as a syllabic unit, functioning as both a consonant and a vowel sign when combined with diacritical marks. As part of the Javanese script block, it contributes to preserving the cultural heritage of Javanese literature, manuscripts, and inscriptions, reflecting the region's rich linguistic history.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+A9AA |
| Version Added | 5.2 |
| Name | Javanese Letter Ya |
| Block | Javanese |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ꦪ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ꦪ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xEA 0xA6 0xAA |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xA9AA |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0000A9AA |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ua9aa |