U+1612 "ᘒ" Canadian Syllabics Carrier Yi Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
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U+1612 "ᘒ" Canadian Syllabics Carrier Yi is a glyph used in the Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics writing system, specifically representing the syllable "yi" in the Carrier language, an Athabaskan language spoken in parts of British Columbia, Canada. This character is part of the unified Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics block, which was standardized in Unicode to support the preservation and digital representation of various Indigenous languages across Canada. The Carrier Yi character features a distinctive geometric shape, typical of the syllabic script's design, and serves as a vital tool for written communication and cultural continuity among Carrier speakers.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+1612 |
| Version Added | 3.0 |
| Name | Canadian Syllabics Carrier Yi |
| Block | Unified Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ᘒ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ᘒ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE1 0x98 0x92 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x1612 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00001612 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u1612 |
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 |