U+163D "ᘽ" Canadian Syllabics Carrier Tlee Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
U+163D "ᘽ" Canadian Syllabics Carrier Tlee is a glyph from the Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics block, specifically used in the writing system for the Carrier language (Dakelh) spoken in central British Columbia, Canada. This syllabic character represents a consonant vowel combination, typically denoting the sound "tlee" as part of the Carrier orthography developed by missionaries in the 19th century. Its visual form is composed of a vertical stem with angled markings, following the structural patterns common to Carrier syllabics, which adapt the original Cree syllabary to the distinct phonetic requirements of the Carrier language. The character helps preserve and digitally represent indigenous linguistic heritage, allowing for accurate text processing and documentation of Carrier in modern computing environments.
General Properties
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding |
ᘽ |
| HTML Hex Encoding |
ᘽ |
| UTF-8 Encoding |
0xE1 0x98 0xBD |
| UTF-16 Encoding |
0x163D |
| UTF-32 Encoding |
0x0000163D |
| C/C++/Java Escape |
\u163d |
Unicode Properties