U+15C4 "ᗄ" Canadian Syllabics Carrier Ghu Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
U+15C4 "ᗄ" Canadian Syllabics Carrier Ghu is part of the Unified Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics block and represents a specific syllable in the Carrier language, one of the Athabaskan languages spoken by the Dakelh people in British Columbia, Canada. This character corresponds to the phonetic value /ɣu/, where the symbol combines a consonant-like sound (the voiced velar fricative /ɣ/) with the vowel /u/. Its design follows the logoconsistent syllabic writing system developed for Indigenous languages, where the orientation and shape of a base form indicate different vowel qualities. Despite being digitally encoded, its usage is largely specialized, appearing in historical and linguistic documentation as well as in some modern digital texts aiming to preserve and revitalize the Carrier language.
General Properties
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding |
ᗄ |
| HTML Hex Encoding |
ᗄ |
| UTF-8 Encoding |
0xE1 0x97 0x84 |
| UTF-16 Encoding |
0x15C4 |
| UTF-32 Encoding |
0x000015C4 |
| C/C++/Java Escape |
\u15c4 |
Unicode Properties