U+1648 "ᙈ" Canadian Syllabics Carrier Dzu Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
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U+1648 "ᙈ" Canadian Syllabics Carrier Dzu is a glyph within the Unified Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics block, specifically representing a syllabic unit used in the Carrier language, a member of the Athabaskan language family spoken in British Columbia, Canada. This character denotes the sound "dzu," functioning as a distinct syllable in the Carrier writing system that was adapted from the standardized syllabic script developed by Anglican missionary James Evans in the 19th century. Its inclusion in Unicode ensures that the Carrier language can be accurately typed and preserved in digital contexts, supporting the cultural and linguistic heritage of the Carrier people.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+1648 |
| Version Added | 3.0 |
| Name | Canadian Syllabics Carrier Dzu |
| Block | Unified Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ᙈ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ᙈ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE1 0x99 0x88 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x1648 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00001648 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u1648 |
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 |