U+A9CA "꧊" Javanese Pada Adeg Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
꧊
U+A9CA "꧊" Javanese Pada Adeg is a punctuation mark used in the traditional Javanese script, specifically functioning as a reverential or honorific marker that is placed before the names of important figures, deities, or sacred texts to indicate respect. It is part of the Javanese block in Unicode and appears as a single, stylized glyph resembling a small, ornate cross or plus sign. This character is essential for proper textual formatting in classical Javanese literature and religious manuscripts, where it signals a pause or elevation in tone rather than a grammatical separation.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+A9CA |
| Version Added | 5.2 |
| Name | Javanese Pada Adeg |
| 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 0x8A |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xA9CA |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0000A9CA |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ua9ca |
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 |