U+16B28 "𖬨" Pahawh Hmong Consonant Nchau Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
𖬨
U+16B28 "𖬨" Pahawh Hmong Consonant Nchau is a specific glyph from the Pahawh Hmong script, an indigenous writing system created in the 20th century for the Hmong language, primarily used by Hmong communities in Laos, Thailand, and the diaspora. This character represents the consonant sound "nchau," and it belongs to a set of characters that encode the tonal and syllabic structure of the Hmong language, reflecting the script's unique design where each character typically conveys both a consonant and a vowel or tone. As part of the Unicode Standard, it ensures digital preservation and interoperability for this culturally significant script.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+16B28 |
| Version Added | 7.0 |
| Name | Pahawh Hmong Consonant Nchau |
| Block | Pahawh Hmong |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 𖬨 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 𖬨 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xF0 0x96 0xAC 0xA8 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD81A 0xDF28 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00016B28 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud81a\udf28 |