U+1579 "ᕹ" Canadian Syllabics Nunavik Ha Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
ᕹ
U+1579 "ᕹ" Canadian Syllabics Nunavik Ha is a specific letter used in the Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics writing system, primarily developed for the Inuktitut language as spoken in the Nunavik region of northern Quebec. This character represents the syllable sound "ha" and is part of a larger set of syllabic characters that were adapted to accurately represent the phonetics of Inuktitut, which is distinct from other dialects. Its inclusion in Unicode ensures that digital text can properly display this unique character, supporting linguistic preservation and communication for the Nunavik Inuit community.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+1579 |
| Version Added | 3.0 |
| Name | Canadian Syllabics Nunavik Ha |
| Block | Unified Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ᕹ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ᕹ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE1 0x95 0xB9 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x1579 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00001579 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u1579 |
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 |