U+16F61 "𖽡" Miao Vowel Sign I Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

𖽡

U+16F61 "𖽡" Miao Vowel Sign I is a combining diacritical mark used in the Pollard Miao script, an abugida historically developed for writing the Hmong and related minority languages in China and Southeast Asia. This specific vowel sign, representing the sound /i/, is placed underneath a consonant character to modify its inherent vowel, playing an essential role in accurately transcribing the phonetic qualities of Miao languages. Its inclusion in Unicode ensures that digital text can preserve the linguistic and cultural heritage of these communities, allowing for proper representation in modern computing environments.

General Properties

Code Point U+16F61
Version Added 6.1
Name Miao Vowel Sign I
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 0xA1
UTF-16 Encoding 0xD81B 0xDF61
UTF-32 Encoding 0x00016F61
C/C++/Java Escape \ud81b\udf61

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