U+15BD "ᖽ" Canadian Syllabics Blackfoot Ki Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
ᖽ
U+15BD "ᖽ" Canadian Syllabics Blackfoot Ki is a glyph from the Unified Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics block, specifically used in the Blackfoot language writing system to represent the syllable "ki." This script, developed by missionaries in the 19th century, employs a unique set of characters for the Algonquian language, and "ᖽ" follows the syllabic pattern where a base form denotes a consonant-vowel combination, with its shape distinct from other Blackfoot syllabics like "ke" or "ko." In digital text, it requires a font supporting Canadian Syllabics to display correctly, and its inclusion in Unicode ensures proper representation and preservation of Blackfoot linguistic heritage across modern platforms.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+15BD |
| Version Added | 3.0 |
| Name | Canadian Syllabics Blackfoot Ki |
| Block | Unified Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ᖽ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ᖽ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE1 0x96 0xBD |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x15BD |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x000015BD |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u15bd |
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 |