U+A9CD "꧍" Javanese Turned Pada Piseleh Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
꧍
U+A9CD "꧍" Javanese Turned Pada Piseleh is a punctuation mark used in the Javanese script, specifically within traditional manuscript contexts. It functions as a decorative or structural divider, often appearing at the end of a passage or section to signal a pause or transition, similar to a specialized closing ornament. Unlike standard pada (section markers) in Javanese writing, this character is rotated 180 degrees, giving it a distinct visual orientation that helps differentiate its specific ceremonial or textual role.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+A9CD |
| Version Added | 5.2 |
| Name | Javanese Turned Pada Piseleh |
| 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 0x8D |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xA9CD |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0000A9CD |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ua9cd |
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 |