U+1616 "ᘖ" Canadian Syllabics Carrier Jo Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

U+1616 "ᘖ" Canadian Syllabics Carrier Jo is a glyph from the Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics block, specifically representing a syllabic unit used in the Carrier language, an Athabaskan language spoken in British Columbia, Canada. This character denotes the sound "jo" and forms part of a distinct syllabary developed for writing Carrier, which differs from other Canadian syllabic scripts like Cree or Ojibwe. It is typically displayed as a rounded, curving symbol with a central dot or notch, embodying a unique visual style within Carrier orthography. The inclusion of U+1616 in Unicode ensures that this character can be digitally preserved and accurately rendered across modern computing platforms, aiding in the revitalization and written communication of the Carrier language.

General Properties

Code Point U+1616
Version Added 3.0
Name Canadian Syllabics Carrier Jo
Block Unified Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics
General Category Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding ᘖ
HTML Hex Encoding ᘖ
UTF-8 Encoding 0xE1 0x98 0x96
UTF-16 Encoding 0x1616
UTF-32 Encoding 0x00001616
C/C++/Java Escape \u1616

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