U+A9CF "ꧏ" Javanese Pangrangkep Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

U+A9CF "ꧏ" Javanese Pangrangkep is a glyph used in the Javanese script, primarily functioning as a diacritical or punctuation mark that indicates reduplication or repetition, similar to a doubling sign, in written Javanese language and literature. It appears as a small, stylized symbol placed above or alongside a syllable to show that the word or syllable should be pronounced twice, a common feature in Austronesian languages for forming plurals or creating new words. Historically employed in traditional manuscripts and modern digital texts, this character helps preserve the orthographic traditions of Javanese, which is written in an abugida script. Its inclusion in Unicode supports the accurate representation of Javanese in electronic documents, ensuring that this distinctive element of the language's writing system remains accessible for cultural and educational purposes.

General Properties

Code Point U+A9CF
Version Added 5.2
Name Javanese Pangrangkep
Block Javanese
General Category Modifier Letter
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding ꧏ
HTML Hex Encoding ꧏ
UTF-8 Encoding 0xEA 0xA7 0x8F
UTF-16 Encoding 0xA9CF
UTF-32 Encoding 0x0000A9CF
C/C++/Java Escape \ua9cf

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 Break After
Case Ignorable Yes
Script Common
Script Extensions Buginese Javanese
Indic Syllabic Category Other
ID Start Yes
XID Start Yes
ID Continue Yes
XID Continue Yes
Extender Yes
Alphabetic Yes
Vertical Orientation Rotated
Grapheme Base Yes
Grapheme Cluster Break Other
Word Break Alphabetic letter
Sentence Break OLetter