U+16B69 "ð–©" Pahawh Hmong Sign Nqig Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
ð–©
U+16B69 "ð–©" Pahawh Hmong Sign Nqig is a tonal marker used in the Pahawh Hmong script, which was invented in the 20th century for writing the Hmong language. This sign specifically indicates the "nqig" tone, one of several tones that distinguish meaning in Hmong phonology, influencing the pitch and contour of the preceding syllable. It belongs to the Pahawh Hmong block of the Unicode Standard, which was added to support digital representation of this unique script, preserving the linguistic and cultural heritage of the Hmong people.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+16B69 |
| Version Added | 7.0 |
| Name | Pahawh Hmong Sign Nqig |
| Block | Pahawh Hmong |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 𖭩 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 𖭩 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xF0 0x96 0xAD 0xA9 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD81A 0xDF69 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00016B69 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud81a\udf69 |