Javanese (Unicode block)


Javanese is a Unicode block containing aksara Jawa characters traditionally used for writing the Javanese language.
The Javanese script was added to the Unicode Standard in October 2009 with the release of version 5.2.

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: