U+16B2F "𖬯" Pahawh Hmong Consonant Cau Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
𖬯
U+16B2F "𖬯" Pahawh Hmong Consonant Cau is a character from the Pahawh Hmong script, an indigenous writing system invented in 1959 by Shong Lue Yang to transcribe the Hmong language. This glyph represents a specific consonant sound in Hmong phonology, playing a role in accurately recording the tonal and consonantal nuances of the language. As part of the Pahawh Hmong block in Unicode, this character helps preserve and digitize a writing system that holds deep cultural and historical significance for the Hmong community, ensuring its continued use in modern digital contexts.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+16B2F |
| Version Added | 7.0 |
| Name | Pahawh Hmong Consonant Cau |
| Block | Pahawh Hmong |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 𖬯 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 𖬯 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xF0 0x96 0xAC 0xAF |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD81A 0xDF2F |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00016B2F |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud81a\udf2f |