U+15B5 "ᖵ" Canadian Syllabics Blackfoot Wi Unicode Character

U+15B5 "ᖵ" Canadian Syllabics Blackfoot Wi is a character within the Unicode Standard's Unified Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics block, representing a specific syllable in the Blackfoot language. This script was developed primarily by missionaries and linguists in the 19th century to write indigenous languages across Canada, and for Blackfoot, the character "ᖵ" denotes the sound "wi" or a similar syllable depending on dialect. Its inclusion in Unicode ensures that the Blackfoot language can be accurately represented in digital text, supporting the preservation and modern use of this Indigenous writing system.

General Properties

Code Point	U+15B5
Version Added	3.0
Name	Canadian Syllabics Blackfoot Wi
Block	Unified Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics
General Category	Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class	Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class	Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding	ᖵ
HTML Hex Encoding	ᖵ
UTF-8 Encoding	0xE1 0x96 0xB5
UTF-16 Encoding	0x15B5
UTF-32 Encoding	0x000015B5
C/C++/Java Escape	\u15b5

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