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{{Infobox Unicode block
|blockname  = Javanese
|rangestart = A980
|rangeend   = A9DF
|script1 = {{nowrap|Javanese (90 char.)}}
|script2 = {{nowrap|[[Script (Unicode)#Special script property values|Common]] (1 char.)}}
|alphabets  = Aksara Jawa
|5_2        = 91
|note = <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.unicode.org/ucd/|title=Unicode character database|work=The Unicode Standard|accessdate=2023-07-26}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.unicode.org/versions/enumeratedversions.html|title=Enumerated Versions of The Unicode Standard|work=The Unicode Standard|accessdate=2023-07-26}}</ref>
}}

'''Javanese''' is a [[Unicode block]] containing aksara Jawa characters traditionally used for writing the [[Social:Javanese language|Javanese language]]. 

==Block==
The Unicode block for Javanese is U+A980&ndash;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:

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! [[Unicode#Versions|Version]] !! {{nobr|Final code points<ref group=lower-alpha name=final/>}} !! Count !! [[Organization:International Committee for Information Technology Standards|L2]]&nbsp;ID !! WG2&nbsp;ID !! Document
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| rowspan="28" | 5.2 || rowspan="28" | U+A980..A9CD, A9CF..A9D9, A9DE..A9DF || rowspan="28" | 91 || {{nobr|[https://www.unicode.org/L2/L1998/98041.pdf L2/98-041]}} || || {{Citation|title=Javanese Proposal|date=1997-05-19|first=Jeroen|last=Hellingman}}
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| {{nobr|[https://www.unicode.org/L2/L1998/98070.pdf L2/98-070]}} || || {{Citation|title=Minutes of the joint UTC and L2 meeting from the meeting in Cupertino, February 25-27, 1998|first1=Joan|last1=Aliprand|first2=Arnold|last2=Winkler|section=3.D.1}}
|-
| {{nobr|[https://www.unicode.org/L2/L2006/06080-javanese-doc.pdf L2/06-080]}} || || {{Citation|title=Proposal for encoding the Javanese Script in the UCS (A900-A97F)|date=2006-03-13|first=Teguh Budi|last=Sayoga}}
|-
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| {{nobr|[https://www.unicode.org/L2/L2007/07237-javanese-bmp-cmt.txt L2/07-237]}} || || {{Citation|title=Comment on L2/07-232 - Suggestion to encode Javanese in the SMP|date=2007-07-31|first=Karl|last=Pentzlin}}
|-
| {{nobr|[https://www.unicode.org/L2/L2007/07248-javanese-bmp.pdf L2/07-248]}} || || {{Citation|title=Re L2/07-237 Comment on L2/07-232 Suggestion to encode Javanese in the SMP|date=2007-08-01|first=Deborah|last=Anderson}}
|-
| {{nobr|[https://www.unicode.org/L2/L2007/07295-javanese.pdf L2/07-295]}} || [https://www.unicode.org/wg2/docs/n3319.pdf N3319R] || {{Citation|title=Proposal for encoding the Javanese script in the UCS|date=2007-09-11|first=Michael|last=Everson}}
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| {{nobr|[https://www.unicode.org/L2/L2007/07298-n3329-java-gov.pdf L2/07-298]}} || [https://www.unicode.org/wg2/docs/n3329.pdf N3329] || {{Citation|title=Javanese government support for encoding the Javanese script|date=2007-09-11|first=Michael|last=Everson}}
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| {{nobr|[https://www.unicode.org/L2/L2008/08003.htm L2/08-003]}} || || {{Citation|title=UTC #114 Minutes|date=2008-02-14|first=Lisa|last=Moore|section=Javanese}}
|-
| {{nobr|[https://www.unicode.org/L2/L2008/08015r-n3319r3-javanese.pdf L2/08-015R]}} || [https://www.unicode.org/wg2/docs/n3319.pdf N3319R3] || {{Citation|title=Proposal for encoding the Javanese script in the UCS|date=2008-03-06|first=Michael|last=Everson}}
|-
| {{nobr|[https://www.unicode.org/L2/L2008/08318-n3453.pdf L2/08-318]}} || {{nobr|[https://www.unicode.org/wg2/docs/n3453.pdf N3453 (pdf],}} [https://www.unicode.org/wg2/docs/n3453.doc doc]) || {{Citation|title=Unconfirmed minutes of WG 2 meeting 52|date=2008-08-13|first=V. S.|last=Umamaheswaran|section=M52.7}}
|-
| {{nobr|[https://www.unicode.org/L2/L2009/09122-javanese-name-corr.pdf L2/09-122]}} || [https://www.unicode.org/wg2/docs/n3613.pdf N3613] || {{Citation|title=Name correction for FPDAM 6: Javanese A9C0 JAVANESE PANGKON|date=2009-04-10|first=Deborah|last=Anderson}}
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| {{nobr|[https://www.unicode.org/L2/L2009/09234-n3603-wg2-54-min.pdf L2/09-234]}} || {{nobr|[https://www.unicode.org/wg2/docs/n3603.pdf N3603 (pdf],}} [https://www.unicode.org/wg2/docs/n3603.doc doc]) || {{Citation|title=Unconfirmed minutes of WG 2 meeting 54|date=2009-07-08|first=V. S.|last=Umamaheswaran|section=M54.03a}}
|-
| {{nobr|[https://www.unicode.org/L2/L2009/09104.htm L2/09-104]}} || || {{Citation|title=UTC #119 / L2 #216 Minutes|date=2009-05-20|first=Lisa|last=Moore|section=Consensus 119-C19|quote=Approve the name changes in section A, B, and C of document L2/09-177... [U+A9C0]}}
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| {{nobr|[https://www.unicode.org/L2/L2009/09350-javanese.txt L2/09-350]}} || || {{Citation|title=Property Correction for U+A9B3 Javanese Sign Cecak Telu|date=2009-10-21|first=Ken|last=Whistler}}
|-
| {{nobr|[https://www.unicode.org/L2/L2016/16327-pubrev.html L2/16-327]}} || || {{Citation|title=Comments on Public Review Issues (July 27 - Nov 7, 2016)|date=2016-11-07|first=Rick|last=McGowan|section=Incorrect Indic positional category for Javanese consonant sign cakra}}
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| {{nobr|[https://www.unicode.org/L2/L2017/17037-script-ad-hoc.pdf L2/17-037]}} || || {{Citation|title=Recommendations to UTC #150 January 2017 on Script Proposals|date=2017-01-21|first1=Deborah|last1=Anderson|first2=Ken|last2=Whistler|first3=Roozbeh|last3=Pournader|first4=Andrew|last4=Glass|first5=Laurențiu|last5=Iancu|first6=Lisa|last6=Moore|first7=Hai|last7=Liang|first8=Richard|last8=Ishida|first9=Karan|last9=Misra|first10=Rick|last10=McGowan|section=11. Javanese}}
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| {{nobr|[https://www.unicode.org/L2/L2017/17038-cakra.pdf L2/17-038]}} || || {{Citation|title=Indic positional category for Javanese cakra|date=2017-01-21|first=Norbert|last=Lindenberg}}
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| {{nobr|[https://www.unicode.org/L2/L2017/17016.htm L2/17-016]}} || || {{Citation|title=UTC #150 Minutes|date=2017-02-08|first=Lisa|last=Moore|section=B.14.5 Indic positional category for Javanese cakra}}
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| {{nobr|[https://www.unicode.org/L2/L2017/17163-indic-syllabic-cat.txt L2/17-163]}} || || {{Citation|title=Indic Syllabic Category of Javanese Cakra|date=2017-05-09|first=Roozbeh|last=Pournader}}
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| {{nobr|[https://www.unicode.org/L2/L2017/17103.htm L2/17-103]}} || || {{Citation|title=UTC #151 Minutes|date=2017-05-18|first=Lisa|last=Moore|section=B.14.7 Indic positional category of Javanese Cakra}}
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| {{nobr|[https://www.unicode.org/L2/L2019/19003-javanese-tolong.pdf L2/19-003]}} || || {{Citation|title=Suspicious identity of U+A9B5 JAVANESE VOWEL SIGN TOLONG|date=2019-01-04|first1=Hai|last1=Liang|first2=Aditya Bayu|last2=Perdana}}
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| {{nobr|[https://www.unicode.org/L2/L2019/19004-javanese-keret.pdf L2/19-004]}} || || {{Citation|title=Properties of U+A9BD JAVANESE CONSONANT SIGN KERET|date=2019-01-04|first1=Hai|last1=Liang|first2=Aditya Bayu|last2=Perdana}}
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| {{nobr|[https://www.unicode.org/L2/L2019/19047-script-adhoc-recs.pdf L2/19-047]}} || || {{Citation|title=Recommendations to UTC #158 January 2019 on Script Proposals|date=2019-01-13|first1=Deborah|last1=Anderson|display-authors=0|section=16.a. Javanese Consonant sign Keret, 16.b. Javanese Vowel sign Tolong}}
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| {{nobr|[https://www.unicode.org/L2/L2019/19008.htm L2/19-008]}} || || {{Citation|title=UTC #158 Minutes|date=2019-02-08|first=Lisa|last=Moore|section=B.14.1 Properties of U+A9BD JAVANESE CONSONANT SIGN KERET, C.4 Suspicious identity of U+A9B5 JAVANESE VOWEL SIGN TOLONG}}
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| {{nobr|[https://www.unicode.org/L2/L2019/19083-javanese-pengkal.pdf L2/19-083]}} || || {{Citation|title=Positional category of Javanese pengkal|date=2019-03-22|first1=Norbert|last1=Lindenberg|first2=Aditya Bayu|last2=Perdana}}
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| {{nobr|[https://www.unicode.org/L2/L2019/19173-script-adhoc-recs.pdf L2/19-173]}} || || {{Citation|title=Recommendations to UTC #159 April-May 2019 on Script Proposals|date=2019-04-29|first1=Deborah|last1=Anderson|display-authors=0|section=17. Javanese}}
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| {{nobr|[https://www.unicode.org/L2/L2019/19122.htm L2/19-122]}} || || {{Citation|title=UTC #159 Minutes|date=2019-05-08|first=Lisa|last=Moore|section=B.13.1 Positional category of Javanese pengkal}}
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| colspan="6" | {{reflist|group=lower-alpha|refs=<ref name=final>Proposed code points and characters names may differ from final code points and names</ref>}}
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== See also ==
* [[Balinese (Unicode block)]]
* [[Sundanese (Unicode block)]]

== References ==
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