U+1543 "ᕃ" Canadian Syllabics R-Cree Re Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
ᕃ
U+1543 "ᕃ" Canadian Syllabics R-Cree Re is a character used in the Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics writing system, specifically within the Cree language to represent a syllable beginning with an "r" sound followed by the vowel "e" as in "re". This script, developed in the 19th century by missionary James Evans, is a unique writing system that adapts Latin-based phonetic values into geometric characters for indigenous languages across Canada. The character's rounded top and vertical stem distinguish it from related syllabics, and its inclusion in Unicode ensures its preservation and use in digital text, supporting the linguistic heritage and revitalization of Cree and other Algonquian languages.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+1543 |
| Version Added | 3.0 |
| Name | Canadian Syllabics R-Cree Re |
| Block | Unified Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ᕃ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ᕃ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE1 0x95 0x83 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x1543 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00001543 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u1543 |
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 |