U+16F5C "𖽜" Miao Vowel Sign W Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
𖽜
U+16F5C "𖽜" Miao Vowel Sign W is a diacritical mark used in the Miao (Pollard) script, specifically to denote a vowel sound associated with the letter 'w' in the writing system developed for the Miao languages of China and Southeast Asia. It combines with a consonant to modify its pronunciation, forming part of the phonetic representation in this script. This character is found in the Miao Unicode block, added to support the digital encoding of the traditional Pollard Miao alphabet, which is notable for its use in religious and educational texts among Miao communities.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+16F5C |
| Version Added | 6.1 |
| Name | Miao Vowel Sign W |
| 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 0x9C |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD81B 0xDF5C |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00016F5C |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud81b\udf5c |