U+16B80 "𖮀" Pahawh Hmong Clan Sign Lauj Unicode Character

U+16B80 "𖮀" Pahawh Hmong Clan Sign Lauj is a distinctive glyph within the Pahawh Hmong script, a writing system invented in the 20th century for the Hmong language. This specific character represents the clan sign for the Lauj clan, which in English is often rendered as "Lee" or "Ly," one of the major Hmong clans. It belongs to the Pahawh Hmong block of Unicode, which was added to the standard in 2022 to preserve and support the unique linguistic and cultural heritage of the Hmong people. The character functions as a logogram, directly signifying the clan name rather than encoding a phonetic sound, making it a culturally significant symbol within Hmong onomastics.