U+1649 "ᙉ" Canadian Syllabics Carrier Dzo Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
U+1649 "ᙉ" Canadian Syllabics Carrier Dzo is a glyph from the Unified Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics block, specifically representing the sound "dzo" in the Carrier language, also known as Dakelh, spoken in the central interior of British Columbia, Canada. This character is part of a writing system devised by missionaries in the 19th century to transcribe Indigenous languages, and it functions as a syllabic unit combining a consonant onset, in this case a voiced alveolar affricate, with an inherent vowel or as part of a larger grapheme system where diacritical marks can modify the vowel quality. The Carrier syllabary, while related to other Canadian Aboriginal scripts, has unique characters like the dzo to accurately represent the phonetic inventory of the language, and it remains in use today for language revitalization efforts, though its digital representation relies on proper font support to display correctly across modern platforms.
General Properties
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding |
ᙉ |
| HTML Hex Encoding |
ᙉ |
| UTF-8 Encoding |
0xE1 0x99 0x89 |
| UTF-16 Encoding |
0x1649 |
| UTF-32 Encoding |
0x00001649 |
| C/C++/Java Escape |
\u1649 |
Unicode Properties