U+16F17 "ð–¼—" Miao Letter Lya Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

ð–¼—

U+16F17 "ð–¼—" Miao Letter Lya is a unique character from the Miao script, specifically part of the Pollard Miao alphabet that was developed in the early 20th century by missionary Samuel Pollard to write the A-Hmao language and other related Miao languages. This character represents a specific consonant sound in the Miao phonetic system, corresponding to a lateral approximant with a palatal or fricative quality, and it is used in printed texts and digital typography to faithfully record and transmit the linguistic heritage of the Miao people, who are an ethnic minority group primarily residing in China. The inclusion of "ð–¼—" in the Unicode Standard at version 6.1 ensures that this script can be properly encoded and displayed across digital platforms, preserving its cultural significance for modern communication and archiving.

General Properties

Code Point U+16F17
Version Added 6.1
Name Miao Letter Lya
Block Miao
General Category Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding 𖼗
HTML Hex Encoding 𖼗
UTF-8 Encoding 0xF0 0x96 0xBC 0x97
UTF-16 Encoding 0xD81B 0xDF17
UTF-32 Encoding 0x00016F17
C/C++/Java Escape \ud81b\udf17

Unicode Properties

NFC Quick Check Yes
NFD Quick Check Yes
NFKC Quick Check Yes
NFKD Quick Check Yes
Numeric Type None
Numeric Value NaN
Line Break Alphabetic
Script Miao
Script Extensions Miao
Indic Syllabic Category Other
ID Start Yes
XID Start Yes
ID Continue Yes
XID Continue Yes
Alphabetic Yes
Vertical Orientation Rotated
Grapheme Base Yes
Grapheme Cluster Break Other
Word Break Alphabetic letter
Sentence Break OLetter