U+16B1C "𖬜" Pahawh Hmong Consonant Vau Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
𖬜
U+16B1C "𖬜" Pahawh Hmong Consonant Vau is a symbol from the Pahawh Hmong script, an indigenous writing system created in 1959 by Shong Lue Yang to represent the Hmong language. This particular character, "Vau," is a consonant used phonetically within the script to denote a sound similar to the English "v." The Pahawh Hmong script is notable for its semi-syllabic structure, where consonants like Vau are combined with vowel markers to form syllables, and it holds significant cultural and linguistic importance for the Hmong community, particularly in preserving their written heritage.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+16B1C |
| Version Added | 7.0 |
| Name | Pahawh Hmong Consonant Vau |
| Block | Pahawh Hmong |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 𖬜 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 𖬜 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xF0 0x96 0xAC 0x9C |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD81A 0xDF1C |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00016B1C |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud81a\udf1c |