U+A9C8 "꧈" Javanese Pada Lingsa Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
꧈
U+A9C8 "꧈" Javanese Pada Lingsa is a punctuation mark used in the Javanese script, functioning similarly to a comma or a brief pause indicator in written texts. It appears as a small, vertical line with a distinctive curl, and it serves to separate words, phrases, or clauses within a sentence, contributing to the readability and grammatical structure of Javanese writing. Historically and in modern usage, this character is part of a set of pada punctuation marks that organize the flow of traditional Javanese literature and everyday script.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+A9C8 |
| Version Added | 5.2 |
| Name | Javanese Pada Lingsa |
| 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 0x88 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xA9C8 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0000A9C8 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ua9c8 |