U+155E "ᕞ" Canadian Syllabics The Unicode Character

U+155E "ᕞ" Canadian Syllabics The is a character from the Unified Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics block, used primarily in the Inuktitut language writing system to represent the syllable "the". Its glyph shape, resembling a vertical line with an upper left hook, is part of a broader script that was adapted from Roman Catholic missionary work in the 19th century. While less common today, the character remains essential for accurate representation of certain syllabic sounds in historical and some contemporary Northern Canadian texts, preserving linguistic heritage in digital and print formats.

General Properties

Code Point	U+155E
Version Added	3.0
Name	Canadian Syllabics The
Block	Unified Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics
General Category	Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class	Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class	Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding	ᕞ
HTML Hex Encoding	ᕞ
UTF-8 Encoding	0xE1 0x95 0x9E
UTF-16 Encoding	0x155E
UTF-32 Encoding	0x0000155E
C/C++/Java Escape	\u155e

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