U+16F52 "ð–½’" Miao Sign Reformed Voicing Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

ð–½’

U+16F52 "ð–½’" Miao Sign Reformed Voicing is a diacritical mark used in the Miao script, specifically designed to indicate a reformed or altered voicing of the consonant it modifies. This character belongs to the Miao block of the Unicode Standard, which encodes the Pollard Miao script historically used to write various Miao (Hmong) languages. The Reformed Voicing sign allows for the transcription of phonetic distinctions that arose from linguistic shifts or reforms, enabling more accurate representation of certain dialects or phonological variations in written form. Its inclusion in Unicode supports the digital preservation and accurate textual rendering of this minority script, which is vital for linguistic documentation and cultural heritage.

General Properties

Code Point U+16F52
Version Added 6.1
Name Miao Sign Reformed Voicing
Block Miao
General Category Spacing Mark
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding 𖽒
HTML Hex Encoding 𖽒
UTF-8 Encoding 0xF0 0x96 0xBD 0x92
UTF-16 Encoding 0xD81B 0xDF52
UTF-32 Encoding 0x00016F52
C/C++/Java Escape \ud81b\udf52

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 Combining Mark
Script Miao
Script Extensions Miao
Indic Syllabic Category Other
ID Continue Yes
XID Continue Yes
Alphabetic Yes
Other Alphabetic Yes
Vertical Orientation Rotated
Grapheme Base Yes
Grapheme Cluster Break Spacing Mark
Word Break Extend
Sentence Break Extend