U+15E1 "ᗡ" Canadian Syllabics Carrier Tha Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
U+15E1 "ᗡ" Canadian Syllabics Carrier Tha is a glyph used in the Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics writing system, specifically representing a sound in the Carrier language, a Northern Athabaskan language spoken in British Columbia, Canada. This character encodes the syllable "tha" and is part of the Unified Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics block, which was added to the Unicode Standard to support the diverse indigenous languages of Canada. Its distinctive shape resembles a reversed or mirrored Latin letter "P" with an angled stroke, reflecting the syllabic script's geometric patterns for consonant vowel combinations. The character serves as an important tool for the preservation and digital representation of Carrier, a language with a rich oral tradition that faces revitalization efforts in modern times.
General Properties
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding |
ᗡ |
| HTML Hex Encoding |
ᗡ |
| UTF-8 Encoding |
0xE1 0x97 0xA1 |
| UTF-16 Encoding |
0x15E1 |
| UTF-32 Encoding |
0x000015E1 |
| C/C++/Java Escape |
\u15e1 |
Unicode Properties