U+1553 "ᕓ" Canadian Syllabics Fe Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

U+1553 "ᕓ" Canadian Syllabics Fe is a distinct glyph within the Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics block, primarily used to represent the syllable "fe" in the Inuktitut writing system. This character is part of a larger script developed for Indigenous languages in Canada, where each syllabic symbol encodes a consonant-vowel combination rather than a single letter. In Inuktitut, "ᕓ" is often used to transcribe sounds from the Roman alphabet, typically appearing in loanwords or proper names, and it contributes to the rich linguistic heritage of the Inuit language by providing a precise orthographic representation for that specific phonetic value.

General Properties

Code Point U+1553
Version Added 3.0
Name Canadian Syllabics Fe
Block Unified Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics
General Category Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding ᕓ
HTML Hex Encoding ᕓ
UTF-8 Encoding 0xE1 0x95 0x93
UTF-16 Encoding 0x1553
UTF-32 Encoding 0x00001553
C/C++/Java Escape \u1553

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