U+161C "ᘜ" Canadian Syllabics Carrier Jju Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
ᘜ
U+161C "ᘜ" Canadian Syllabics Carrier Jju is a character from the Unified Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics block, used to write the Carrier language (Dakelh) spoken in British Columbia, Canada. It represents a specific syllable in the Carrier writing system, combining a consonant sound similar to "j" or "dz" with a vowel, and is part of a larger script designed by missionaries and adapted over time to accurately reflect Carrier phonetics. This character, like others in the Carrier syllabary, enables the written representation of the language, supporting cultural preservation and literacy among Carrier communities.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+161C |
| Version Added | 3.0 |
| Name | Canadian Syllabics Carrier Jju |
| Block | Unified Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ᘜ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ᘜ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE1 0x98 0x9C |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x161C |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0000161C |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u161c |
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 |