U+16B11 "𖬑" Pahawh Hmong Vowel Kuav Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
𖬑
U+16B11 "𖬑" Pahawh Hmong Vowel Kuav is part of the Pahawh Hmong script, which was invented in the 20th century to write the Hmong language, particularly the Hmong Daw and Hmong Njua dialects. This specific character represents the vowel sound "kuav" and is used in the unique syllabic writing system designed to accurately reflect the tone-rich phonology of Hmong languages. Its inclusion in Unicode helps preserve and digitally represent the cultural and linguistic heritage of the Hmong people, enabling modern communication and documentation in this script.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+16B11 |
| Version Added | 7.0 |
| Name | Pahawh Hmong Vowel Kuav |
| Block | Pahawh Hmong |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 𖬑 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 𖬑 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xF0 0x96 0xAC 0x91 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD81A 0xDF11 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00016B11 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud81a\udf11 |