U+16F98 "𖾘" Miao Letter Tone-7 Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
𖾘
U+16F98 "𖾘" Miao Letter Tone-7 is a typographic mark used within the Pollard Miao script, a writing system created by the missionary Samuel Pollard in the early 20th century primarily for the A-Hmao language of southwestern China. This specific character functions as a tone marker, signifying the seventh distinct tonal inflection in the Pollard phonetic notation, which pairs consonant and vowel symbols with diacritical marks to accurately denote the tone for each syllable. By providing this precise tonal information, the Miao Letter Tone-7 enables correct pronunciation and semantic differentiation in written text, ensuring that words with similar base sounds are clearly distinguished in the A-Hmao language.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+16F98 |
| Version Added | 6.1 |
| Name | Miao Letter Tone-7 |
| Block | Miao |
| General Category | Modifier Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 𖾘 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 𖾘 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xF0 0x96 0xBE 0x98 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD81B 0xDF98 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00016F98 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud81b\udf98 |