U+16B6E "ð–®" Pahawh Hmong Sign Meej Tseeb Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
U+16B6E "ð–®" Pahawh Hmong Sign Meej Tseeb is a diacritical mark used in the Pahawh Hmong script, an indigenous writing system created in the 20th century for the Hmong language. This sign, whose name "Meej Tseeb" translates to "true mark" or "truth indicator" in English, is placed above or attached to a consonant character to modify its pronunciation, specifically indicating a particular tonal quality or phonetic nuance essential for correct Hmong speech. As part of the limited but culturally significant Pahawh Hmong Unicode block, this character helps preserve and digitize a script that holds deep religious and identity value for Hmong communities, allowing for accurate digital representation of their written traditions despite the script's relative obscurity outside specialized linguistic contexts.
General Properties
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding |
𖭮 |
| HTML Hex Encoding |
𖭮 |
| UTF-8 Encoding |
0xF0 0x96 0xAD 0xAE |
| UTF-16 Encoding |
0xD81A 0xDF6E |
| UTF-32 Encoding |
0x00016B6E |
| C/C++/Java Escape |
\ud81a\udf6e |
Unicode Properties