U+1633 "ᘳ" Canadian Syllabics Carrier Lha Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
U+1633 "ᘳ" Canadian Syllabics Carrier Lha is a glyph from the Unified Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics block, used to represent a specific syllable in the Carrier language, an indigenous language spoken in parts of British Columbia, Canada. This character corresponds to the sound "lha," which is a lateral fricative consonant followed by a vowel, and it forms part of a writing system developed primarily by missionaries and linguists in the 19th century to transcribe various First Nations languages. The character's design consists of a distinctive shape that combines elements from the broader syllabary, reflecting the unique phonological inventory of Carrier. Its inclusion in the Unicode standard helps preserve and support digital use of this endangered language, allowing for modern text representation and communication.
General Properties
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding |
ᘳ |
| HTML Hex Encoding |
ᘳ |
| UTF-8 Encoding |
0xE1 0x98 0xB3 |
| UTF-16 Encoding |
0x1633 |
| UTF-32 Encoding |
0x00001633 |
| C/C++/Java Escape |
\u1633 |
Unicode Properties