U+15B8 "ᖸ" Canadian Syllabics Blackfoot Ne Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
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U+15B8 "ᖸ" Canadian Syllabics Blackfoot Ne is a character within the Unified Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics block, specifically representing the syllable sound "ne" in the Blackfoot language. The Blackfoot syllabary, developed in the late 19th century, uses a combination of rotated and modified forms to denote different vowel values, and this character is one of several distinct glyphs used for writing the Blackfoot language, which is spoken by the Blackfoot Confederacy in parts of Alberta and Montana. Its inclusion in Unicode ensures that the character can be consistently represented and processed across digital platforms, supporting the preservation and revitalization of Indigenous languages.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+15B8 |
| Version Added | 3.0 |
| Name | Canadian Syllabics Blackfoot Ne |
| Block | Unified Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ᖸ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ᖸ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE1 0x96 0xB8 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x15B8 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x000015B8 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u15b8 |
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 |