U+159B "ᖛ" Canadian Syllabics Woods-Cree The Unicode Character

U+159B "ᖛ" Canadian Syllabics Woods-Cree The is a symbol from the Unified Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics block, specifically representing the syllable "the" in the Woods Cree dialect. This character is part of a writing system designed for Indigenous languages in Canada, where each syllabic character corresponds to a consonant-vowel combination. The shape of "ᖛ" reflects the distinct orthographic conventions used for Woods Cree, contributing to the preservation and written communication of the language. Its inclusion in the Unicode standard ensures that this and other syllabic characters can be consistently displayed and exchanged across digital platforms, supporting linguistic diversity and cultural heritage.

General Properties

Code Point	U+159B
Version Added	3.0
Name	Canadian Syllabics Woods-Cree The
Block	Unified Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics
General Category	Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class	Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class	Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding	ᖛ
HTML Hex Encoding	ᖛ
UTF-8 Encoding	0xE1 0x96 0x9B
UTF-16 Encoding	0x159B
UTF-32 Encoding	0x0000159B
C/C++/Java Escape	\u159b

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