U+15B2 "ᖲ" Canadian Syllabics Blackfoot O Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

U+15B2 "ᖲ" Canadian Syllabics Blackfoot O is a specific glyph within the Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics block, representing a syllabic unit in the Blackfoot language. This character is used in the written form of Blackfoot, an Algonquian language spoken primarily in Alberta, Canada, and parts of Montana. The symbol itself is a rotated or otherwise differentiated version of the base syllabic form for the vowel "O," reflecting the unique orthographic conventions developed for Blackfoot, which often modify standard syllabic shapes to represent distinct phonetic values. Its inclusion in Unicode ensures that the Blackfoot language can be accurately typed and displayed on digital platforms, supporting efforts to preserve and revitalize Indigenous writing systems.

General Properties

Code Point U+15B2
Version Added 3.0
Name Canadian Syllabics Blackfoot O
Block Unified Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics
General Category Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding ᖲ
HTML Hex Encoding ᖲ
UTF-8 Encoding 0xE1 0x96 0xB2
UTF-16 Encoding 0x15B2
UTF-32 Encoding 0x000015B2
C/C++/Java Escape \u15b2

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