U+1563 "ᕣ" Canadian Syllabics N-Cree Thii Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
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U+1563 "ᕣ" Canadian Syllabics N-Cree Thii is part of the Unified Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics block, representing a specific syllabic sound used in the writing system for the Cree language, particularly in the N-Cree dialect where it denotes the "thii" syllable. This character is constructed from a rotated or modified form of the basic syllabic letter, combining a V-shaped element with a dot or diacritic to indicate the vowel quality and consonant value. It serves as an essential component for accurately transcribing and preserving the orthography of Indigenous languages in Canada, supporting digital communication and cultural documentation.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+1563 |
| Version Added | 3.0 |
| Name | Canadian Syllabics N-Cree Thii |
| Block | Unified Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ᕣ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ᕣ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE1 0x95 0xA3 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x1563 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00001563 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u1563 |
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 |