U+15AD "ᖭ" Canadian Syllabics Th-Cree Thaa Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
U+15AD "ᖭ" Canadian Syllabics Th-Cree Thaa is a symbol used in the Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics writing system, specifically representing the syllable "thaa" in the Cree language. This character is part of the Unified Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics block within the Unicode standard, which encodes the phonetic and syllabic scripts developed for Indigenous languages of Canada. It is constructed with a distinct geometric shape, typically featuring a small, upright triangular form used to denote the voiceless dental fricative sound "th" followed by the long vowel "aa". The character supports the accurate written representation of the Cree language, preserving an important aspect of Indigenous cultural heritage and linguistic identity in digital text.
General Properties
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding |
ᖭ |
| HTML Hex Encoding |
ᖭ |
| UTF-8 Encoding |
0xE1 0x96 0xAD |
| UTF-16 Encoding |
0x15AD |
| UTF-32 Encoding |
0x000015AD |
| C/C++/Java Escape |
\u15ad |
Unicode Properties