U+1644 "ᙄ" Canadian Syllabics Carrier Zi Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
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U+1644 "ᙄ" Canadian Syllabics Carrier Zi is a character from the unified Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics block, specifically representing a syllable in the Carrier language, a Northern Athabaskan language spoken in parts of British Columbia, Canada. This character denotes the phonetic value "zi," making it a fundamental component for writing words in Carrier orthography. It features a distinct visual design typical of the script, with a central vertical stem and curved elements, and its inclusion in Unicode ensures its preservation and use in digital communication, supporting the revitalization and documentation of Indigenous languages.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+1644 |
| Version Added | 3.0 |
| Name | Canadian Syllabics Carrier Zi |
| Block | Unified Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ᙄ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ᙄ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE1 0x99 0x84 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x1644 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00001644 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u1644 |
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 |