U+A9AE "ꦮ" Javanese Letter Wa Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

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

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 Consonant
Indic Conjunct Break 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