U+A9AE "ꦮ" Javanese Letter Wa Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
ꦮ
U+A9AE "ꦮ" Javanese Letter Wa is a glyph from the Javanese script, specifically representing the sound /w/ and functioning as the character for the consonant "wa" in the Javanese language. It belongs to the Javanese block of the Unicode standard, which encodes the traditional writing system used primarily on the island of Java in Indonesia. This letter is a basic component in forming syllables within the script, often paired with vowel diacritics or as part of a consonant cluster, and its design reflects the ornate, curvilinear style characteristic of Javanese calligraphy, drawn from historical manuscripts and modern digital typography.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+A9AE |
| Version Added | 5.2 |
| Name | Javanese Letter Wa |
| Block | Javanese |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ꦮ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ꦮ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xEA 0xA6 0xAE |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xA9AE |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0000A9AE |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ua9ae |