U+A9C6 "꧆" Javanese Pada Windu Unicode Character

U+A9C6 "꧆" Javanese Pada Windu is a punctuation mark used in traditional Javanese script, specifically serving as a paragraph or section divider within literary and sacred texts. It often functions to mark a major break or transition in written works, akin to a pilcrow or end-of-section symbol, and its name "Pada Windu" reflects its ritual or cyclical significance, as "windu" refers to a Javanese eight-year time cycle. This character is part of the Javanese script block in Unicode, preserving an element of the script's rich cultural heritage for digital use.

General Properties

Code Point	U+A9C6
Version Added	5.2
Name	Javanese Pada Windu
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 0x86
UTF-16 Encoding	0xA9C6
UTF-32 Encoding	0x0000A9C6
C/C++/Java Escape	\ua9c6

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