U+16F70 "ð–½°" Miao Vowel Sign Ung Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
ð–½°
U+16F70 "ð–½°" Miao Vowel Sign Ung is a combining diacritical mark used in the Miao script to modify a consonant's inherent vowel, specifically representing the vowel sound "ung" in the Pollard Miao orthography. This sign visually appears as a small hook or curl placed above or near a consonant letter and is part of the Miao block in Unicode, which was added to support the transcription of various Hmong and A-Hmao languages. As a vowel sign, it serves a crucial function in accurately representing the phonetic nuances of these tonal languages, enabling digital text to preserve the distinct vocalic endings that differentiate meaning.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+16F70 |
| Version Added | 6.1 |
| Name | Miao Vowel Sign Ung |
| 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 0xB0 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD81B 0xDF70 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00016F70 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud81b\udf70 |