U+159D "ᖝ" Canadian Syllabics Woods-Cree Tho Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

U+159D "ᖝ" Canadian Syllabics Woods-Cree Tho is a symbol from the Unified Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics block, representing a specific syllabic sound used in the Woods Cree dialect of the Cree language. This character corresponds to the consonant-vowel combination "tho," which employs the Latin-derived "th" digraph to indicate the voiceless dental fricative sound common in Cree phonology. Its inclusion in the Unicode standard supports the digital representation and preservation of Indigenous writing systems, enabling accurate text processing, typography, and communication for Woods Cree speakers. The character is distinct from other Cree syllabics, as it uses a specific rotated or modified form to encode the rounded vowel "o" alongside the initial consonant, reflecting the systematic structure of the syllabary.

General Properties

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

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding ᖝ
HTML Hex Encoding ᖝ
UTF-8 Encoding 0xE1 0x96 0x9D
UTF-16 Encoding 0x159D
UTF-32 Encoding 0x0000159D
C/C++/Java Escape \u159d

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