U+159E "ᖞ" Canadian Syllabics Woods-Cree Tha Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
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U+159E "ᖞ" Canadian Syllabics Woods-Cree Tha is a specific glyph in the Unified Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics block, used primarily for writing the Woods Cree dialect of the Cree language. This syllabic character represents the sound "tha," combining a consonant and vowel into a single symbol, which is a fundamental feature of the writing system developed for Indigenous languages in Canada. Its inclusion in Unicode ensures that this and similar characters can be consistently encoded, displayed, and typed across digital platforms, supporting the preservation and modern use of Woods Cree in writing, education, and communication.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+159E |
| Version Added | 3.0 |
| Name | Canadian Syllabics Woods-Cree Tha |
| Block | Unified Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ᖞ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ᖞ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE1 0x96 0x9E |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x159E |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0000159E |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u159e |
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 |