U+A9B0 "ꦰ" Javanese Letter Sa Mahaprana Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
ꦰ
U+A9B0 "ꦰ" Javanese Letter Sa Mahaprana is a character from the Javanese script block, representing a specific consonant sound in the Javanese language, particularly the aspirated version of the letter "Sa," known as "Sa Mahaprana." This character is used in traditional Javanese writing, which is an abugida derived from the Brahmi script and historically employed for writing the Javanese, Sundanese, and Balinese languages. The term "Mahaprana" indicates that the letter carries an aspirated, or breathy, pronunciation, distinguishing it from its unaspirated counterpart. It forms part of a rich orthographic tradition that is still used in cultural and ceremonial contexts in Java, Indonesia.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+A9B0 |
| Version Added | 5.2 |
| Name | Javanese Letter Sa Mahaprana |
| Block | Javanese |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ꦰ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ꦰ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xEA 0xA6 0xB0 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xA9B0 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0000A9B0 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ua9b0 |