U+16B3B "𖬻" Pahawh Hmong Sign Vos Feem Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
𖬻
U+16B3B "𖬻" Pahawh Hmong Sign Vos Feem is a tone marker used in the Pahawh Hmong script, which was invented in the 20th century to write the Hmong language. This specific sign indicates a low, breathy, or whispered tonal quality in certain syllables, functioning as a diacritic to modify the inherent tone of a character. Part of the Pahawh Hmong block in Unicode, it plays a crucial role in accurately representing the phonological nuances of spoken Hmong, whose tonal system is essential for meaning.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+16B3B |
| Version Added | 7.0 |
| Name | Pahawh Hmong Sign Vos Feem |
| Block | Pahawh Hmong |
| General Category | Other Punctuation |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 𖬻 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 𖬻 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xF0 0x96 0xAC 0xBB |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD81A 0xDF3B |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00016B3B |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud81a\udf3b |
Unicode Properties
| NFC Quick Check | Yes |
| NFD Quick Check | Yes |
| NFKC Quick Check | Yes |
| NFKD Quick Check | Yes |
| Numeric Type | None |
| Numeric Value | NaN |
| Line Break | Alphabetic |
| Script | Pahawh Hmong |
| Script Extensions | Pahawh Hmong |
| Indic Syllabic Category | Other |
| Vertical Orientation | Rotated |
| Grapheme Base | Yes |
| Grapheme Cluster Break | Other |
| Word Break | Other |
| Sentence Break | Other |