U+1541 "ᕁ" Canadian Syllabics Sayisi Yi Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
ᕁ
U+1541 "ᕁ" Canadian Syllabics Sayisi Yi is a character within the Unified Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics block, specifically representing the sound used for the Sayisi dialect of the Dene language, also known as Sayisi Dene or Chipewyan. This character is a unique symbol in the writing system developed for Canadian Indigenous languages, and its shape resembles a vertical line with a small horizontal bar or tick crossing near the top. It is part of a broader set of syllabic characters that were created to facilitate literacy and preserve the linguistic heritage of First Nations communities in Canada.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+1541 |
| Version Added | 3.0 |
| Name | Canadian Syllabics Sayisi Yi |
| Block | Unified Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ᕁ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ᕁ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE1 0x95 0x81 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x1541 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00001541 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u1541 |
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 |