U+1637 "ᘷ" Canadian Syllabics Carrier Tlhee Unicode Character

U+1637 "ᘷ" Canadian Syllabics Carrier Tlhee is a glyph from the Unified Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics block, representing a specific syllable in the Carrier language, an Indigenous language spoken in parts of British Columbia, Canada. This character, pronounced as "tlhee," is composed of a distinct shape that combines a central vertical stem with a left-facing hook and a rightward-angled top, used to denote a voiceless lateral affricate sound similar to "tl" in English. The inclusion of this character in Unicode supports the digital preservation and typing of the Carrier writing system, which was developed by missionaries in the 19th century and remains culturally significant for the Dakelh people.

General Properties

Code Point	U+1637
Version Added	3.0
Name	Canadian Syllabics Carrier Tlhee
Block	Unified Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics
General Category	Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class	Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class	Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding	ᘷ
HTML Hex Encoding	ᘷ
UTF-8 Encoding	0xE1 0x98 0xB7
UTF-16 Encoding	0x1637
UTF-32 Encoding	0x00001637
C/C++/Java Escape	\u1637

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