U+156D "ᕭ" Canadian Syllabics Ttho Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

U+156D "ᕭ" Canadian Syllabics Ttho is a glyph used in the Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics writing system, specifically designed to represent the sound "ttho" in certain Indigenous languages such as Inuktitut and Cree. This character belongs to the Unified Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics block of the Unicode standard, which was created to preserve and support the digital representation of these unique scripts. Its form is a rounded shape with a top extension, distinguishing it from other syllabic characters that denote variations in vowel sounds. The inclusion of U+156D in Unicode ensures that speakers and writers of Canadian Aboriginal languages can accurately and consistently use this symbol in modern digital communication, helping to maintain cultural and linguistic heritage.

General Properties

Code Point U+156D
Version Added 3.0
Name Canadian Syllabics Ttho
Block Unified Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics
General Category Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding ᕭ
HTML Hex Encoding ᕭ
UTF-8 Encoding 0xE1 0x95 0xAD
UTF-16 Encoding 0x156D
UTF-32 Encoding 0x0000156D
C/C++/Java Escape \u156d

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