U+16B2E "𖬮" Pahawh Hmong Consonant Xau Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
𖬮
U+16B2E "𖬮" Pahawh Hmong Consonant Xau is a specific glyph belonging to the Pahawh Hmong script, a writing system invented in the 20th century for the Hmong language spoken in Laos, China, Vietnam, and Thailand. This particular character represents the consonant sound "Xau" in the Pahawh Hmong system, which is used in various dialects of Hmong to write words and spiritual texts, preserving the cultural and linguistic heritage of the Hmong people. Its inclusion in the Unicode Standard ensures that digital text in the Pahawh Hmong script can be accurately encoded, displayed, and processed across modern devices and platforms.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+16B2E |
| Version Added | 7.0 |
| Name | Pahawh Hmong Consonant Xau |
| Block | Pahawh Hmong |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 𖬮 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 𖬮 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xF0 0x96 0xAC 0xAE |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD81A 0xDF2E |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00016B2E |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud81a\udf2e |