U+A9BB "ꦻ" Javanese Vowel Sign Dirga Mure Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
ꦻ
U+A9BB "ꦻ" Javanese Vowel Sign Dirga Mure is a combining diacritical mark used in the Javanese script to represent a long vowel sound, specifically a long 'e' or 'è' depending on context, which modifies the base consonant or syllable it is attached to. This character is part of the Javanese language's traditional orthography, where diacritics like the Dirga Mure indicate vowel length and quality, a feature crucial for proper pronunciation and meaning in written Javanese texts.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+A9BB |
| Version Added | 5.2 |
| Name | Javanese Vowel Sign Dirga Mure |
| Block | Javanese |
| General Category | Spacing Mark |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ꦻ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ꦻ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xEA 0xA6 0xBB |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xA9BB |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0000A9BB |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ua9bb |