U+16B3F "𖬿" Pahawh Hmong Sign Xyeem Faib Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
𖬿
U+16B3F "𖬿" Pahawh Hmong Sign Xyeem Faib is a diacritical mark used in the Pahawh Hmong script, which was created in the mid-20th century to write the Hmong language. This specific sign functions as a tone marker, helping to indicate the tonal contour of a syllable in the Hmong language, where tone is phonemically significant. Its inclusion in Unicode ensures that digital text in Pahawh Hmong can be accurately represented and preserved, supporting the literacy and cultural identity of Hmong communities worldwide.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+16B3F |
| Version Added | 7.0 |
| Name | Pahawh Hmong Sign Xyeem Faib |
| Block | Pahawh Hmong |
| General Category | Other Symbol |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 𖬿 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 𖬿 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xF0 0x96 0xAC 0xBF |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD81A 0xDF3F |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00016B3F |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud81a\udf3f |
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 |