U+1528 "ᔨ" Canadian Syllabics Yi Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
ᔨ
U+1528 "ᔨ" Canadian Syllabics Yi is a letter from the Unified Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics block, representing the syllable sound "yi" in certain Indigenous languages of Canada, most notably in the Cree and Inuktitut writing systems. It is formed by a combination of a triangular shape oriented downward and a vertical line, reflecting the geometric structure typical of Canadian Aboriginal syllabics. This character is used in both historical and contemporary text for these languages, and it supports the preservation and digital representation of Indigenous linguistic heritage.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+1528 |
| Version Added | 3.0 |
| Name | Canadian Syllabics Yi |
| Block | Unified Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ᔨ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ᔨ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE1 0x94 0xA8 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x1528 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00001528 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u1528 |
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 |