U+1525 "ᔥ" Canadian Syllabics Sh Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

U+1525 "ᔥ" Canadian Syllabics Sh is a glyph used primarily in the writing systems of certain Indigenous languages of Canada, particularly within the Inuktitut syllabary, where it represents the consonant sound "sh" or a similar fricative. It is part of the Unified Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics block in Unicode, which was standardized to support the diverse orthographies of languages such as Cree, Ojibwe, and Inuktitut that employ syllabic scripts. This character, like others in its set, is composed of geometric shapes that carry phonetic meaning, helping to preserve and digitally encode the linguistic heritage of these communities. Its inclusion in global text systems allows for accurate digital representation and communication in these languages across platforms and devices.

General Properties

Code Point U+1525
Version Added 3.0
Name Canadian Syllabics Sh
Block Unified Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics
General Category Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding ᔥ
HTML Hex Encoding ᔥ
UTF-8 Encoding 0xE1 0x94 0xA5
UTF-16 Encoding 0x1525
UTF-32 Encoding 0x00001525
C/C++/Java Escape \u1525

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