U+16F72 "ð–½²" Miao Vowel Sign Yi Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
ð–½²
U+16F72 "ð–½²" Miao Vowel Sign Yi is a combining diacritical mark used in the Pollard Miao script, an alphabet created by missionary Samuel Pollard in the early 20th century for writing the Miao (Hmong) languages. This specific sign represents a vowel sound and is placed after or above a consonant letter to modify its pronunciation, contributing to the accurate transcription of Miao phonology. Its inclusion in the Unicode Standard ensures that digital text in Pollard Miao can be properly rendered and preserved, supporting the linguistic heritage of the Miao communities in China and Southeast Asia.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+16F72 |
| Version Added | 6.1 |
| Name | Miao Vowel Sign Yi |
| 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 0xB2 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD81B 0xDF72 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00016F72 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud81b\udf72 |