U+16B63 "ð–£" Pahawh Hmong Sign Vos Lub Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
ð–£
U+16B63 "ð–£" Pahawh Hmong Sign Vos Lub is a tone marker used in the Pahawh Hmong script, which was invented in the 20th century by Shong Lue Yang to write the Hmong language. This specific sign, Vos Lub, indicates a particular tonal contour in the Hmong language, helping to distinguish words that would otherwise appear identical in their consonant and vowel structure. The Pahawh Hmong script is notable for its unique syllabic design, where each character represents a syllable, and the Vos Lub sign is essential for conveying the correct pronunciation and meaning in written Hmong text.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+16B63 |
| Version Added | 7.0 |
| Name | Pahawh Hmong Sign Vos Lub |
| Block | Pahawh Hmong |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 𖭣 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 𖭣 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xF0 0x96 0xAD 0xA3 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD81A 0xDF63 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00016B63 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud81a\udf63 |