U+16B02 "𖬂" Pahawh Hmong Vowel Kib Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
𖬂
U+16B02 "𖬂" Pahawh Hmong Vowel Kib is a character from the Pahawh Hmong script, an abugida system created in the 20th century for writing the Hmong language, particularly the Hmong Daw and Hmong Njua dialects. This specific character represents the vowel sound "kib," which is used to denote a distinct phoneme in the Hmong phonetic inventory. As part of the Unicode Standard's Pahawh Hmong block (ranging from U+16B00 to U+16B8F), it ensures digital preservation and accurate representation of the script across modern computing platforms, supporting the cultural and linguistic identity of the Hmong community.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+16B02 |
| Version Added | 7.0 |
| Name | Pahawh Hmong Vowel Kib |
| Block | Pahawh Hmong |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 𖬂 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 𖬂 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xF0 0x96 0xAC 0x82 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD81A 0xDF02 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00016B02 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud81a\udf02 |