U+A9B0 "" Javanese Letter Sa Mahaprana Unicode Character

Unicode Version 18.0

Source: Noto Sans Javanese Source: Browser Default

U+A9B0 "" 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.

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