Javanese is a
Unicode block
A Unicode block is one of several contiguous ranges of numeric character codes (code points) of the Unicode character set that are defined by the Unicode Consortium for administrative and documentation purposes. Typically, proposals such as the ad ...
containing aksara Jawa characters traditionally used for writing the
Javanese language
Javanese (, , ; , Aksara Jawa: , Pegon: , IPA: ) is a Malayo-Polynesian language spoken by the Javanese people from the central and eastern parts of the island of Java, Indonesia. There are also pockets of Javanese speakers on the northe ...
.
Block
The Unicode block for Javanese is U+A980–U+A9DF. There are 91 code points for Javanese script: 53 letters, 19 punctuation marks, 10 numbers, and 9 vowels:
History
The following Unicode-related documents record the purpose and process of defining specific characters in the Javanese block:
See also
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Balinese (Unicode block)
Balinese is a Unicode block containing characters of Balinese script for the Balinese language. Balinese language is mainly spoken on the island of Bali, Indonesia.
Block
History
The following Unicode-related documents record the purpose and ...
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Sundanese (Unicode block)
References
{{Javanese language
Unicode blocks
Javanese language
Javanese script