U+1E12C "𞄬" Nyiakeng Puachue Hmong Letter W Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
𞄬
U+1E12C "𞄬" Nyiakeng Puachue Hmong Letter W is part of the Nyiakeng Puachue Hmong script, which was created in the 20th century for writing the Hmong language and is used primarily by Hmong communities in Laos, Thailand, and the diaspora. This specific character represents the consonant sound equivalent to the English "W" and is one of many letters in a script known for its distinctive, rounded shapes that differ from more widely used writing systems. It was added to the Unicode Standard in 2018 as part of version 11.0, ensuring that digital text and communications can accurately preserve the linguistic and cultural heritage of the Hmong people who employ this alphabet.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+1E12C |
| Version Added | 12.0 |
| Name | Nyiakeng Puachue Hmong Letter W |
| Block | Nyiakeng Puachue Hmong |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 𞄬 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 𞄬 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xF0 0x9E 0x84 0xAC |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD838 0xDD2C |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0001E12C |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud838\udd2c |
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 |