U+13E6 "Ꮶ" Cherokee Letter Tso Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
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U+13E6 "Ꮶ" Cherokee Letter Tso is a distinct syllabic character used in the Cherokee writing system, representing the sound "tso." It belongs to the Cherokee block of Unicode, which was added to the standard to support the Cherokee language, a unique script invented by Sequoyah in the early 19th century. This character is part of a set of syllabary symbols that combine consonants and vowels, and it is used in modern Cherokee texts, signage, and digital communication to preserve and promote the language. As a Unicode character, it ensures that speakers and learners can accurately represent the Cherokee language across different computer systems and platforms.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+13E6 |
| Version Added | 3.0 |
| Name | Cherokee Letter Tso |
| Block | Cherokee |
| General Category | Uppercase Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | Ꮶ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | Ꮶ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE1 0x8F 0xA6 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x13E6 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x000013E6 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u13e6 |
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 |
| Uppercase | Yes |
| Simple Lowercase Code Point | "ꮶ" U+ABB6 Cherokee Small Letter Tso |
| Lowercase Code Point | "ꮶ" U+ABB6 Cherokee Small Letter Tso |
| Cased | Yes |
| Changes When Casemapped | Yes |
| Changes When Lowercased | Yes |
| Script | Cherokee |
| Script Extensions | Cherokee |
| Indic Syllabic Category | Other |
| ID Start | Yes |
| XID Start | Yes |
| ID Continue | Yes |
| XID Continue | Yes |
| Alphabetic | Yes |
| Vertical Orientation | Rotated |
| Grapheme Base | Yes |
| Grapheme Cluster Break | Other |
| Word Break | Alphabetic letter |
| Sentence Break | Upper |