U+16B1F "𖬟" Pahawh Hmong Consonant Hau Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

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U+16B1F "𖬟" Pahawh Hmong Consonant Hau is a specific symbol from the Pahawh Hmong script, an indigenous writing system invented in 1959 by Shong Lue Yang for the Hmong language. This character represents the consonant sound "hau" and is part of the script's syllabic structure, where each character denotes a consonant plus an inherent vowel or a modified vowel. The Pahawh Hmong script is used primarily by Hmong communities in Southeast Asia and the diaspora, and its inclusion in Unicode helps preserve and digitally represent this cultural and linguistic heritage.

General Properties

Code Point U+16B1F
Version Added 7.0
Name Pahawh Hmong Consonant Hau
Block Pahawh Hmong
General Category Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding 𖬟
HTML Hex Encoding 𖬟
UTF-8 Encoding 0xF0 0x96 0xAC 0x9F
UTF-16 Encoding 0xD81A 0xDF1F
UTF-32 Encoding 0x00016B1F
C/C++/Java Escape \ud81a\udf1f

Unicode Properties

NFC Quick Check Yes
NFD Quick Check Yes
NFKC Quick Check Yes
NFKD Quick Check Yes
Numeric Type None
Numeric Value NaN
Line Break Alphabetic
Script Pahawh Hmong
Script Extensions Pahawh Hmong
Indic Syllabic Category Other
ID Start Yes
XID Start Yes
ID Continue Yes
XID Continue Yes
Alphabetic Yes
Vertical Orientation Rotated
Grapheme Base Yes
Grapheme Cluster Break Other
Word Break Alphabetic letter
Sentence Break OLetter