U+A9B6 "ꦶ" Javanese Vowel Sign Wulu Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
ꦶ
U+A9B6 "ꦶ" Javanese Vowel Sign Wulu is a diacritical mark used in the Javanese script, an abugida traditionally employed to write the Javanese language on the island of Java, Indonesia. This specific sign, known as wulu, is a dependent vowel that modifies the inherent vowel of a consonant character, indicating an "i" sound. It is placed to the left of the consonant it modifies, and in modern usage, it is particularly associated with representing the sound in words. The inclusion of this sign in Unicode helps preserve and support digital communication in the Javanese language and other languages that utilize the script.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+A9B6 |
| Version Added | 5.2 |
| Name | Javanese Vowel Sign Wulu |
| Block | Javanese |
| General Category | Nonspacing Mark |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Nonspacing Mark |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ꦶ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ꦶ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xEA 0xA6 0xB6 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xA9B6 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0000A9B6 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ua9b6 |