U+16B71 "𖭱" Pahawh Hmong Sign Mus Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
𖭱
U+16B71 "𖭱" Pahawh Hmong Sign Mus is a diacritical mark used in the Pahawh Hmong script, an indigenous writing system created in the 20th century for the Hmong language. This specific sign, known as "Mus," functions as a tone marker to indicate a particular tonal quality or shift in pronunciation, essential for accurately representing the Hmong language which relies on tones to distinguish meaning. It is part of the broader Pahawh Hmong block in Unicode, which was added to support the digital encoding and preservation of this unique script for modern computing and communication needs.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+16B71 |
| Version Added | 7.0 |
| Name | Pahawh Hmong Sign Mus |
| Block | Pahawh Hmong |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 𖭱 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 𖭱 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xF0 0x96 0xAD 0xB1 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD81A 0xDF71 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00016B71 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud81a\udf71 |