U+1BDE "ᯞ" Batak Letter La Unicode Character

U+1BDE "ᯞ" Batak Letter La is a symbol used in the Batak script, an abugida traditionally employed to write Batak languages such as Toba, Karo, and Mandailing in North Sumatra, Indonesia. This character represents the sound /la/ and is part of the Batak block of Unicode, which was added in version 6.0 of the Unicode Standard in 2010. The Batak script is written horizontally from left to right and is used primarily for religious, cultural, and ceremonial texts, though it has seen a revival in digital contexts due to modern typography and standardization efforts.