U+15A1 "ᖡ" Canadian Syllabics Lhii Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
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U+15A1 "ᖡ" Canadian Syllabics Lhii is a glyph from the Unified Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics block, specifically representing the syllable "lhii" in certain Indigenous languages, such as those within the Algonquian language family. It is formed by combining the series for "l" with the diphthong "ii" sound, and its distinct shape reflects the script's design to accommodate phonetic nuances not found in Latin alphabets. This character is part of a writing system developed in the 19th century for Indigenous languages like Cree, Inuktitut, and Ojibwe, and it remains in use today for documentation, education, and cultural preservation.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+15A1 |
| Version Added | 3.0 |
| Name | Canadian Syllabics Lhii |
| Block | Unified Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ᖡ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ᖡ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE1 0x96 0xA1 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x15A1 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x000015A1 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u15a1 |
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 |