U+16B42 "ð–‚" Pahawh Hmong Sign Vos Nrua Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
ð–‚
U+16B42 "ð–‚" Pahawh Hmong Sign Vos Nrua is a tone marker used in the Pahawh Hmong script, which was invented in the 20th century for writing the Hmong language. This specific sign indicates a particular tonal contour essential for distinguishing meaning in spoken Hmong, as the language relies heavily on tones. Its inclusion in Unicode helps preserve and digitize the script, allowing modern communication and documentation in Hmong communities worldwide.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+16B42 |
| Version Added | 7.0 |
| Name | Pahawh Hmong Sign Vos Nrua |
| Block | Pahawh Hmong |
| General Category | Modifier Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 𖭂 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 𖭂 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xF0 0x96 0xAD 0x82 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD81A 0xDF42 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00016B42 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud81a\udf42 |