U+1576 "ᕶ" Canadian Syllabics Nunavik Hii Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
ᕶ
U+1576 "ᕶ" Canadian Syllabics Nunavik Hii is a specialized glyph within the Unified Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics block, used to represent a distinct syllable in the Nunavik dialect of Inuktitut spoken in northern Quebec. This character encodes the sound "hii," combining a consonant-like "h" component with a specific vowel height or length, and it is part of a larger set of syllabic characters designed for accurate written representation of Inuktitut's phonetic inventory. Its inclusion in Unicode ensures digital preservation and support for this Indigenous language, facilitating communication, education, and cultural documentation in digital environments.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+1576 |
| Version Added | 3.0 |
| Name | Canadian Syllabics Nunavik Hii |
| Block | Unified Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ᕶ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ᕶ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE1 0x95 0xB6 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x1576 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00001576 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u1576 |
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 |