What 𖭕 means
It means five in Pahawh Hmong’s decimal digit set.
Pahawh also has separate signs for larger values.
When did Pahawh Hmong begin?
Shong Lue Yang devised it in 1959 to write Hmong.
The script developed through four stages. From Laos, it went to refugee camps in northern Thailand, then reached Hmong communities in Australia and the United States in the late 20th century.
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Who writes 𖭕
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Questions people ask
1Why does 𖭕 show as a box?
Likely a font issue: your font may not include this character. Noto released a Unicode font for Pahawh Hmong in 2022.
How to type or find 𖭕
- Search it as
- pahawh 5 · pahawh numeral 5 · hmong number 5
- Shows up in
- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
Windows (Word)
Windows
HTML
𖭕CSS
\16B55Keyman
To type Pahawh Hmong digits, use Keyman’s online Pahawh Hmong (Basic) keyboard; it supports digits, not separate number signs. Last updated in 2024.
Codes and encoding1 code points
HTML decimal
𖭕
HTML hex
𖭕
CSS content
content: "\16B55";
Each escape is closed by the next backslash; a trailing space is needed before a literal hex digit.
URL encoded
%F0%96%AD%95
1
On screen
1
Code points
2
JS .length
4
UTF-8 bytes
A visible symbol can contain several code points. JS .length counts UTF-16 units; UTF-8 counts bytes.




