U+A9AF "ꦯ" Javanese Letter Sa Murda Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

U+A9AF "ꦯ" Javanese Letter Sa Murda is a glyph from the Javanese script block used to write the Javanese language, specifically representing the sound "sa" in its honorific or royal Murda form, which is a capital-like variant reserved for writing names, titles, and formal words to convey respect. This character is part of a set of Murda letters that are derived from the traditional Aksara Murda system, where the basic letter's shape is modified to indicate a higher status or deference in historical and cultural contexts. Unlike the standard Javanese letter Sa, the Sa Murda is employed in specific orthographic conventions, often appearing in literary or ceremonial texts to mark proper nouns or elevated terms, and it integrates with other Javanese characters in a syllabic writing system that reads from left to right.

General Properties

Code Point U+A9AF
Version Added 5.2
Name Javanese Letter Sa Murda
Block Javanese
General Category Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding ꦯ
HTML Hex Encoding ꦯ
UTF-8 Encoding 0xEA 0xA6 0xAF
UTF-16 Encoding 0xA9AF
UTF-32 Encoding 0x0000A9AF
C/C++/Java Escape \ua9af

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