U+16F27 "𖼧" Miao Letter Xa Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
𖼧
U+16F27 "𖼧" Miao Letter Xa is a component of the Miao script, also known as Pollard Miao, which was developed in the early 20th century by missionaries to write various Hmong-Mien languages. This specific character represents the sound "xa" and is used in the transcription of the Hmong language, among others. It is part of the Miao block in Unicode, which was added to support the unique syllabic and tonal writing system of this script. The character itself is written in a distinctive style that combines Latin-like letterforms with diacritical marks to denote tones, enabling precise representation of the spoken language.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+16F27 |
| Version Added | 6.1 |
| Name | Miao Letter Xa |
| Block | Miao |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 𖼧 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 𖼧 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xF0 0x96 0xBC 0xA7 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD81B 0xDF27 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00016F27 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud81b\udf27 |