U+16B00 "𖬀" Pahawh Hmong Vowel Keeb Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
𖬀
U+16B00 "𖬀" Pahawh Hmong Vowel Keeb is a graphical symbol from the Pahawh Hmong script, an indigenous writing system invented in 1959 by Shong Lue Yang for the Hmong language. This character represents a vowel sound used in Hmong orthography, specifically associated with the phonetic value of a long or tense vowel as part of the script's complex syllabic structure. It belongs to the Pahawh Hmong block of Unicode, which was added to the standard in 2014 to preserve and digitally support this endangered writing system. The character's design is a distinctive curved or angular shape that aids in distinguishing it from other vowel symbols within the script, enabling accurate representation of Hmong speech in digital text.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+16B00 |
| Version Added | 7.0 |
| Name | Pahawh Hmong Vowel Keeb |
| Block | Pahawh Hmong |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 𖬀 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 𖬀 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xF0 0x96 0xAC 0x80 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD81A 0xDF00 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00016B00 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud81a\udf00 |