U+16B0D "𖬍" Pahawh Hmong Vowel Koov Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
𖬍
U+16B0D "𖬍" Pahawh Hmong Vowel Koov is a glyph within the Pahawh Hmong script, an indigenous writing system invented by Shong Lue Yang in the mid-20th century to represent the Hmong language. This specific character denotes a vowel sound, typically transcribed as "oo" or "u," and is used in writing Hmong words to convey specific tonal and phonetic distinctions. Part of a larger set of vowel characters in the Pahawh Hmong block, U+16B0D contributes to the preservation and modern digital encoding of this culturally significant script, enabling its use in electronic texts and communications.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+16B0D |
| Version Added | 7.0 |
| Name | Pahawh Hmong Vowel Koov |
| Block | Pahawh Hmong |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 𖬍 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 𖬍 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xF0 0x96 0xAC 0x8D |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD81A 0xDF0D |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00016B0D |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud81a\udf0d |