U+1E13C "𞄼" Nyiakeng Puachue Hmong Sign Xw Xw Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
𞄼
U+1E13C "𞄼" Nyiakeng Puachue Hmong Sign Xw Xw is a symbol from the Nyiakeng Puachue Hmong script, which was designed specifically for writing the Hmong language as used by the Hmong community. This particular character functions as a tone marker or diacritical sign, indicating a specific tonal pronunciation in the Hmong language, where tone is essential for distinguishing meaning between words. The sign represents the "Xw Xw" tone, part of a system that uses unique visual marks to convey linguistic tones, reflecting the careful adaptation of the script to the phonetic needs of its speakers.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+1E13C |
| Version Added | 12.0 |
| Name | Nyiakeng Puachue Hmong Sign Xw Xw |
| Block | Nyiakeng Puachue Hmong |
| General Category | Modifier Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 𞄼 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 𞄼 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xF0 0x9E 0x84 0xBC |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD838 0xDD3C |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0001E13C |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud838\udd3c |
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 |
| Case Ignorable | Yes |
| 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 |
| Extender | Yes |
| Alphabetic | Yes |
| Vertical Orientation | Rotated |
| Grapheme Base | Yes |
| Grapheme Cluster Break | Other |
| Word Break | Alphabetic letter |
| Sentence Break | OLetter |