U+16B20 "ð–¬ " Pahawh Hmong Consonant Nlau Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
ð–¬
U+16B20 "ð–¬ " Pahawh Hmong Consonant Nlau is a specific glyph from the Pahawh Hmong script, an indigenous writing system invented in the mid-20th century by Shong Lue Yang for the Hmong language. This character represents a consonant sound, typically transcribed as "nhl" or a similar cluster, and is part of a unique syllabary where vowels are indicated by diacritical marks placed around the consonant symbol. The script is noted for its historical and cultural significance to the Hmong people, reflecting efforts to preserve and formalize their language in written form.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+16B20 |
| Version Added | 7.0 |
| Name | Pahawh Hmong Consonant Nlau |
| Block | Pahawh Hmong |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 𖬠 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 𖬠 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xF0 0x96 0xAC 0xA0 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD81A 0xDF20 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00016B20 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud81a\udf20 |