U+16B17 "ð–¬—" Pahawh Hmong Vowel Kav Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
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U+16B17 "ð–¬—" Pahawh Hmong Vowel Kav is a specific glyph used in the Pahawh Hmong script, which was invented in the 20th century by Shong Lue Yang to write the Hmong language. It represents a distinct vowel sound, and its name "Kav" reflects its phonetic role within the script's system of syllabic signs. This character is part of the historical and cultural effort to preserve and standardize the Hmong language, offering a unique writing form separate from Romanized alphabets. As a digital character, it ensures that this traditional script can be accurately rendered and stored in modern computing environments, supporting Hmong literacy and heritage.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+16B17 |
| Version Added | 7.0 |
| Name | Pahawh Hmong Vowel Kav |
| Block | Pahawh Hmong |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 𖬗 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 𖬗 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xF0 0x96 0xAC 0x97 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD81A 0xDF17 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00016B17 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud81a\udf17 |