Javanese Letter Ca

ꦕ writes the Javanese consonant ca; alone, it is not a word. Its vowel shifts with spelling, and the letter changes form in consonant clusters. The script developed through Kawi.

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What ꦕ means

It writes the Javanese consonant ca.

The consonant sounds like “ch” in “church.” Its built-in vowel is usually “a,” sometimes closer to “o” in Javanese words; a vowel sign changes it. Pangkon (꧀) silences that vowel; before ꦕ, it lets the letter join a consonant cluster.

Its script grew through older traditions

Javanese writing descends through Brahmi and Pallava to Kawi, an older script used in Java around the 8th through 15th centuries. Modern forms emerged in the 14th–15th centuries and served religious, legal, literary, and everyday writing.

In 2022, Javanese script appeared in local teaching and Yogyakarta signage; Latin script served practical writing.

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ꦗ

Javanese Alphabet & Script

Who writes ꦕ

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Questions people ask

Why does ꦕ show as a box on some devices?

Not every system ships a font for the Javanese block. Where none is installed, the character shows as an empty box; adding a font such as Noto fixes it. The character itself is still correct and copies correctly.