U+1E109 "𞄉" Nyiakeng Puachue Hmong Letter La Unicode Character

U+1E109 "𞄉" Nyiakeng Puachue Hmong Letter La is a specific letter used in the Nyiakeng Puachue Hmong script, an alphabet created to write the Hmong language, particularly for the Hmong community in Laos and the diaspora. This script, which is distinct from the more common Romanized Popular Alphabet, was invented by Chervang Kong Yang in the 20th century to preserve and promote Hmong cultural identity. The letter "La" represents a consonant sound in the Hmong phonetic system and forms part of the larger set of characters that encode the tonal and syllabic nature of the language.

General Properties

Code Point	U+1E109
Version Added	12.0
Name	Nyiakeng Puachue Hmong Letter La
Block	Nyiakeng Puachue Hmong
General Category	Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class	Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class	Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding	𞄉
HTML Hex Encoding	𞄉
UTF-8 Encoding	0xF0 0x9E 0x84 0x89
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD838 0xDD09
UTF-32 Encoding	0x0001E109
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud838\udd09

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	Alphabetic
Script	Nyiakeng Puachue Hmong
Script Extensions	Nyiakeng Puachue Hmong
Indic Syllabic Category	Other
ID Start	Yes
XID Start	Yes
ID Continue	Yes
XID Continue	Yes
Alphabetic	Yes
Vertical Orientation	Rotated
Grapheme Base	Yes
Grapheme Cluster Break	Other
Word Break	Alphabetic letter
Sentence Break	OLetter