U+1559 "ᕙ" Canadian Syllabics Fa Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
ᕙ
U+1559 "ᕙ" Canadian Syllabics Fa is a character from the Unified Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics block, representing the syllable "fa" in the Inuktitut and Cree writing systems. It forms part of a script developed in the 19th century for transcribing Indigenous languages, and its design features a distinctive open curve with a horizontal top line, fitting within the syllabic system's structured patterns. The character is used in modern text to support the accurate representation of these languages in digital formats, preserving linguistic heritage and enabling communication across communities.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+1559 |
| Version Added | 3.0 |
| Name | Canadian Syllabics Fa |
| Block | Unified Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ᕙ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ᕙ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE1 0x95 0x99 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x1559 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00001559 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u1559 |
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 |