U+16F55 "𖽕" Miao Vowel Sign Aa Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
𖽕
U+16F55 "𖽕" Miao Vowel Sign Aa is a combining diacritical mark used in the Miao script, specifically within the Pollard Miao orthography, to represent the vowel sound "aa." It is part of the Miao block in Unicode, which encodes characters for writing various Miao languages such as Hmong and A-Hmao. This sign is placed above or adjacent to a consonant character to modify its pronunciation, playing a key role in accurately representing the phonological system of these languages. Its inclusion in Unicode helps preserve and digitally support the Miao writing system, enabling modern text processing and communication for Miao-speaking communities.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+16F55 |
| Version Added | 6.1 |
| Name | Miao Vowel Sign Aa |
| 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 0x95 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD81B 0xDF55 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00016F55 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud81b\udf55 |