U+16B18 "𖬘" Pahawh Hmong Vowel Kwb Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
𖬘
U+16B18 "𖬘" Pahawh Hmong Vowel Kwb is a specific letter used in the Pahawh Hmong script, which is an indigenous writing system created for the Hmong language. This character represents a vowel sound, likely corresponding to the short, low tone vowel indicated by the label "Kwb," which is part of a complex syllabary that encodes both consonant and vowel elements in a unique visual arrangement. The script itself was developed in the mid-20th century and is used primarily by Hmong communities in Southeast Asia and the diaspora, with this particular glyph contributing to the precise phonetic spelling of Hmong words.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+16B18 |
| Version Added | 7.0 |
| Name | Pahawh Hmong Vowel Kwb |
| Block | Pahawh Hmong |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 𖬘 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 𖬘 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xF0 0x96 0xAC 0x98 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD81A 0xDF18 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00016B18 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud81a\udf18 |