U+16B29 "𖬩" Pahawh Hmong Consonant Hnau Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
𖬩
U+16B29 "𖬩" Pahawh Hmong Consonant Hnau is a specific glyph used in the Pahawh Hmong script, an indigenous writing system created in the 20th century to represent the Hmong language. This character denotes the consonant sound "Hnau," one of many syllabic components that make up the script's unique structure, which differs from alphabetic systems by representing entire syllables rather than individual letters. As part of the Pahawh Hmong block in Unicode, it helps preserve and digitally enable this culturally significant script for modern communication and documentation among Hmong communities worldwide.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+16B29 |
| Version Added | 7.0 |
| Name | Pahawh Hmong Consonant Hnau |
| Block | Pahawh Hmong |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 𖬩 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 𖬩 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xF0 0x96 0xAC 0xA9 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD81A 0xDF29 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00016B29 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud81a\udf29 |