U+1515 "ᔕ" Canadian Syllabics Sha Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
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U+1515 "ᔕ" Canadian Syllabics Sha is a glyph used in the Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics writing system, which was developed in the 19th century to transcribe various Indigenous languages of Canada, primarily those of the Algonquian and Inuit language families. This specific character represents the syllable sound “sha,” and it forms part of a larger set of syllabic characters that are arranged in a geometric grid based on orientation and rotation to denote different vowel sounds. The Canadian Syllabics block in Unicode ensures that this and related characters can be reliably represented in digital text, supporting the preservation and modern use of these languages in writing, education, and cultural documentation.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+1515 |
| Version Added | 3.0 |
| Name | Canadian Syllabics Sha |
| Block | Unified Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ᔕ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ᔕ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE1 0x94 0x95 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x1515 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00001515 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u1515 |
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 |
| Script | Canadian Aboriginal |
| Script Extensions | Canadian Aboriginal |
| Indic Syllabic Category | Other |
| ID Start | Yes |
| XID Start | Yes |
| ID Continue | Yes |
| XID Continue | Yes |
| Alphabetic | Yes |
| Vertical Orientation | Upright |
| Grapheme Base | Yes |
| Grapheme Cluster Break | Other |
| Word Break | Alphabetic letter |
| Sentence Break | OLetter |