U+15EC "ᗬ" Canadian Syllabics Carrier Pi Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
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U+15EC "ᗬ" Canadian Syllabics Carrier Pi is a glyph from the Unified Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics block, specifically part of the Carrier (Dakelh) syllabary used to write the Carrier language of British Columbia, Canada. This character represents the syllable "pi" and is distinguished by its design, which typically resembles a geometric V-shaped form with a horizontal bar or dot, following the structural patterns of the Carrier script developed by missionary Adrien-Gabriel Morice in the late 19th century. Its inclusion in Unicode ensures digital preservation and accessibility for the Carrier language, supporting efforts in language revitalization and written communication within indigenous communities.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+15EC |
| Version Added | 3.0 |
| Name | Canadian Syllabics Carrier Pi |
| Block | Unified Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ᗬ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ᗬ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE1 0x97 0xAC |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x15EC |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x000015EC |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u15ec |
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 |