U+1B2D "ᬭ" Balinese Letter Ra Unicode Character

U+1B2D "ᬭ" Balinese Letter Ra is a consonant in the Balinese script, an abugida used to write the Balinese language spoken on the Indonesian island of Bali. This character represents the sound /ra/ when it appears with its inherent vowel, and it can be modified with diacritical marks to change the accompanying vowel sound. The letter Ra is part of a larger set of approximately 18 core consonants in the Balinese script, which also includes letters for sounds like Ka, Ga, and Ba, and it often appears in traditional palm-leaf manuscripts and modern signage. Its visual form is characterized by a curved, flowing shape that reflects the script’s stylistic heritage from Southeast Asian Brahmi-derived writing systems.