Kawi Letter Pha

𑼧 writes the consonant represented by the transliteration pha.

Kawi is an abugida, a writing system in which a consonant normally carries a default vowel. A dependent vowel sign changes this letter’s inherent a; a killer mark removes it. Kawi developed from Pallava, an earlier script in the Brahmic family.

Early Old Javanese evidence includes inscriptions in Central Java dated 743 CE and 787 CE; these date the writing tradition, not the first appearance of this individual letter. From the 8th to 16th centuries, Kawi was used for Sanskrit, Old Javanese, Old Malay, Old Balinese and Old Sundanese in inscriptions, manuscripts, and religious, legal and literary writing. It later became ancestral to Javanese and Balinese scripts.

As of 2026, Kawi poetry in Bali is read, recited, translated and performed as a living literary tradition.

How do I type Kawi pha?

Enter 𑼧 as the consonant base; add marks to form the syllable.

In text order, dependent vowel signs follow the base, even when a font displays one to its left or above. A killer mark removes the default a; a conjoiner stacks the next consonant.