U+160F "ᘏ" Canadian Syllabics Carrier Yo Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
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U+160F "ᘏ" Canadian Syllabics Carrier Yo is a letter used in the Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics writing system, specifically representing the syllable "yo" in the Carrier language spoken by the Dakelh people in British Columbia, Canada. This script was historically adapted by missionaries to write Indigenous languages, and the character's distinctive hooked shape differentiates it from related syllabic forms like the simpler "y" glyph. While its use has declined due to language shifts and Latin alphabet adoption, it remains part of Unicode's commitment to preserving linguistic diversity for documentation, digital communication, and cultural revival efforts.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+160F |
| Version Added | 3.0 |
| Name | Canadian Syllabics Carrier Yo |
| Block | Unified Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ᘏ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ᘏ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE1 0x98 0x8F |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x160F |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0000160F |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u160f |
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 |