U+16B41 "𖭁" Pahawh Hmong Sign Meej Suab Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
𖭁
U+16B41 "𖭁" Pahawh Hmong Sign Meej Suab is a diacritical mark used in the Pahawh Hmong script, which was invented to write the Hmong language. This specific sign, whose name "Meej Suab" translates to "sound guiding" or "tone guide," functions as a tonal indicator, helping to clarify pronunciation and meaning in written Hmong by modifying the syllable it accompanies. It is part of the Pahawh Hmong block of the Unicode standard, which preserves an indigenous script developed in the mid-20th century and now used in Hmong communities worldwide for cultural and religious texts.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+16B41 |
| Version Added | 7.0 |
| Name | Pahawh Hmong Sign Meej Suab |
| Block | Pahawh Hmong |
| General Category | Modifier Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 𖭁 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 𖭁 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xF0 0x96 0xAD 0x81 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD81A 0xDF41 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00016B41 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud81a\udf41 |