U+157D "ᕽ" Canadian Syllabics Hk Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
ᕽ
U+157D "ᕽ" Canadian Syllabics Hk is a part of the Unified Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics block, representing a syllabic sound used in writing the Inuktitut language, where it corresponds to the consonant cluster "hk" or a voiceless velar fricative. This character is visually distinctive, formed by a large, open shape with a smaller circle or dot attached to its upper right side, and it is used in traditional orthographies to accurately transcribe certain phonetic elements that are important to the language's sound system. Its inclusion in Unicode ensures that digital text in Inuktitut can be properly encoded, displayed, and exchanged across modern computing platforms, supporting the preservation and use of Indigenous languages.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+157D |
| Version Added | 3.0 |
| Name | Canadian Syllabics Hk |
| Block | Unified Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ᕽ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ᕽ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE1 0x95 0xBD |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x157D |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0000157D |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u157d |
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 |