U+16B03 "𖬃" Pahawh Hmong Vowel Kiv Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
U+16B03 "𖬃" Pahawh Hmong Vowel Kiv is a component of the Pahawh Hmong script, a writing system created in the mid-20th century for the Hmong language, which is spoken by the Hmong people primarily in China, Laos, Vietnam, and Thailand. This specific character represents a vowel sound, functioning as a diacritic that modifies a consonant to produce its associated phonetic value, and it is classified under the Unicode block for Pahawh Hmong within the Supplementary Multilingual Plane. The Pahawh Hmong script is notable for its unique structure, where vowels are written separately from their consonant carriers, and the Vowel Kiv contributes to representing essential tonal and syllabic distinctions in the language, supporting the preservation and written communication of Hmong cultural and linguistic heritage.
General Properties
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding |
𖬃 |
| HTML Hex Encoding |
𖬃 |
| UTF-8 Encoding |
0xF0 0x96 0xAC 0x83 |
| UTF-16 Encoding |
0xD81A 0xDF03 |
| UTF-32 Encoding |
0x00016B03 |
| C/C++/Java Escape |
\ud81a\udf03 |
Unicode Properties