U+16B6F "ð–¯" Pahawh Hmong Sign Tau Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
ð–¯
U+16B6F "ð–¯" Pahawh Hmong Sign Tau is a symbol used in the Pahawh Hmong script, which was created in the 20th century to write the Hmong language. This specific character functions as a tone marker, indicating a particular tonal pronunciation in the Hmong language, where tone is essential for distinguishing meaning between words. The Pahawh Hmong script is notable for its unique design, which combines elements of ancient and invented writing systems, and the Sign Tau specifically serves as a diacritical or modifying sign to clarify the spoken tone of a syllable.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+16B6F |
| Version Added | 7.0 |
| Name | Pahawh Hmong Sign Tau |
| Block | Pahawh Hmong |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 𖭯 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 𖭯 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xF0 0x96 0xAD 0xAF |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD81A 0xDF6F |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00016B6F |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud81a\udf6f |