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Front Matter

Pahawh Hmong

A unique syllabary said to have been revealed through divine inspiration to Hmong leader Shong Lue Yang in 1959.

𖬀 𖬁 𖬂 𖬃 𖬄 𖬅 𖬆 𖬇
Era
Modern
Region
SE Asia
System
Abugida
Direction
Left to Right (LTR)
Signs
65
Status
Endangered
A unique syllabary said to have been revealed through divine inspiration to Hmong leader Shong Lue Yang in 1959. Its structure is entirely unlike other writing systems — uniquely using syllable finals rather than initials as its base. For the Hmong diaspora who migrated to the US and France after the Vietnam War, this script became a central symbol of identity. Added to Unicode in 2009.
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The Letters

Signs · Unicode · Types
Sample GlyphsClick to copy
Unicode
Range 1U+16B00–U+16B8F
Total signs65
In Unicode127
Unicode Blocks
Pahawh Hmong
16B00 – 16B8F
127 chars→
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Reading Mechanics

Direction · Method
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Direction
Left to Right (LTR)
좌→우 (LTR)
α
System
Abugida
⌨
Input method
Direct Unicode input
Keyboard layout
Standard IME · input chart
Keyboard layout data not yet available.
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The Lineage

Family · Descendants
Phylogeny
Descendants of hieroglyphs
Related scripts
Ancestors · Descendants · Family
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In the World

Usage · Reach

Languages

Hmong

Countries

LaosThailandVietnamUnited States