U+1554 "ᕔ" Canadian Syllabics Faai Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
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U+1554 "ᕔ" Canadian Syllabics Faai is a glyph from the Unified Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics block, representing the syllable "faai" in the Inuktitut writing system. This character is composed of a triangular shape that opens upward, with a small vertical line extending from its apex, and it is used to transcribe a specific sound found in certain Indigenous languages of Canada. Its inclusion in Unicode ensures that the character can be consistently represented in digital text, supporting the preservation and modern use of these languages across electronic platforms.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+1554 |
| Version Added | 3.0 |
| Name | Canadian Syllabics Faai |
| Block | Unified Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ᕔ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ᕔ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE1 0x95 0x94 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x1554 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00001554 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u1554 |
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 |