U+A9BE "ꦾ" Javanese Consonant Sign Pengkal Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
ꦾ
U+A9BE "ꦾ" Javanese Consonant Sign Pengkal is a combining diacritic used in the Javanese script to alter the pronunciation of a base consonant, specifically adding an inherent "y" sound after the consonant, similar to the effect of a ya-pada in other Brahmic scripts. This sign, which appears as a small mark attached to the top or side of a consonant character, is essential for accurately writing many Javanese words, particularly those loaned from Sanskrit or other languages, where it represents a palatalization or glide. It is not a standalone letter but a modifier that changes the syllable structure, and its correct usage is crucial for proper orthography and readability in traditional Javanese calligraphy and modern digital text.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+A9BE |
| Version Added | 5.2 |
| Name | Javanese Consonant Sign Pengkal |
| 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 0xBE |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xA9BE |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0000A9BE |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ua9be |