U+15A4 "ᖤ" Canadian Syllabics Lha Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

U+15A4 "ᖤ" Canadian Syllabics Lha is a single character used in written Inuktitut, one of the official languages of Nunavut and a key part of the broader Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics writing system. This character represents the consonant sound "lha" and is formed by a distinct combination of a left-leaning vertical line and a small right-pointing chevron at its top, visually resembling the syllable structure common in the syllabary. It fits within the Unified Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics block of Unicode, which was added to support the diverse linguistic needs of Indigenous communities across Canada. In practical use, it appears in words related to traditional Inuit culture, geography, and daily life, helping to preserve and transmit the unique phonetic and grammatical patterns of Inuktitut in digital text.

General Properties

Code Point U+15A4
Version Added 3.0
Name Canadian Syllabics Lha
Block Unified Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics
General Category Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding ᖤ
HTML Hex Encoding ᖤ
UTF-8 Encoding 0xE1 0x96 0xA4
UTF-16 Encoding 0x15A4
UTF-32 Encoding 0x000015A4
C/C++/Java Escape \u15a4

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