U+A9C1 "꧁" Javanese Left Rerenggan Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
꧁
U+A9C1 "꧁" Javanese Left Rerenggan is a decorative Javanese script punctuation mark used primarily in traditional literary and ornamental contexts to indicate the beginning of a section, chapter, or a highly important passage, often functioning as a stylized opening bracket or flourish. It is part of the Javanese script block and is commonly paired with its counterpart, the Javanese Right Rerenggan (U+A9C2 "꧂"), to frame titles or headings in manuscripts and modern digital typography. Visually, it resembles an elaborate, curling ornament, reflecting the rich artistic heritage of Javanese calligraphy.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+A9C1 |
| Version Added | 5.2 |
| Name | Javanese Left Rerenggan |
| Block | Javanese |
| General Category | Other Punctuation |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ꧁ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ꧁ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xEA 0xA7 0x81 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xA9C1 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0000A9C1 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ua9c1 |
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 | Ideographic |
| Script | Javanese |
| Script Extensions | Javanese |
| Indic Syllabic Category | Other |
| Vertical Orientation | Rotated |
| Grapheme Base | Yes |
| Grapheme Cluster Break | Other |
| Word Break | Other |
| Sentence Break | Other |