U+A9B0 "ꦰ" Javanese Letter Sa Mahaprana Unicode Character
Unicode Version 18.0
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U+A9B0 "ꦰ" Javanese Letter Sa Mahaprana is a character from the Javanese script block, representing a specific consonant sound in the Javanese language, particularly the aspirated version of the letter "Sa," known as "Sa Mahaprana." This character is used in traditional Javanese writing, which is an abugida derived from the Brahmi script and historically employed for writing the Javanese, Sundanese, and Balinese languages. The term "Mahaprana" indicates that the letter carries an aspirated, or breathy, pronunciation, distinguishing it from its unaspirated counterpart. It forms part of a rich orthographic tradition that is still used in cultural and ceremonial contexts in Java, Indonesia.
General Properties
Code Point
U+A9B0
Name
Javanese Letter Sa Mahaprana
Encodings
HTML Decimal Encoding
ꦰ
HTML Hex Encoding
ꦰ
UTF-8 Encoding
0xEA 0xA6 0xB0
UTF-16 Encoding
0xA9B0
UTF-32 Encoding
0x0000A9B0
C/C++/Java Escape
\ua9b0
Unicode Properties
Numeric Value
NaN
Script Extensions
Javanese