U+16B04 "𖬄" Pahawh Hmong Vowel Kaub Unicode Character

U+16B04 "𖬄" Pahawh Hmong Vowel Kaub is a glyph used in the Pahawh Hmong script, an indigenous writing system created in the 20th century by Shong Lue Yang to represent the Hmong language. This particular character encodes the vowel sound "Kaub," which is part of a syllabic system that marks both vowels and consonants through a combination of base characters and diacritics. The Pahawh Hmong script, including the vowel Kaub, is primarily used by Hmong communities in Laos, Vietnam, Thailand, and the diaspora for cultural preservation, religious texts, and literacy. U+16B04 is defined in the Unicode Standard under the Pahawh Hmong block, ensuring digital representation and interoperability for this historically significant script.