U+1657 "ᙗ" Canadian Syllabics Carrier Shee Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

U+1657 "ᙗ" Canadian Syllabics Carrier Shee is a script character used in the Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics writing system, specifically representing a syllabic sound in the Carrier language, also known as Dakelh, spoken by the Carrier people of British Columbia, Canada. This character corresponds to the syllable "shee" and is part of a larger set of characters designed to represent the phonetic inventory of the Carrier language, which was adapted from the original Cree syllabary by missionaries and linguists in the 19th century. Its visual design features a distinctive angular shape with a directional glyph, reflecting the geometric and streamlined aesthetic typical of the syllabary, and it serves as a vital tool for preserving and transmitting the Carrier language in written form.

General Properties

Code Point U+1657
Version Added 3.0
Name Canadian Syllabics Carrier Shee
Block Unified Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics
General Category Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding ᙗ
HTML Hex Encoding ᙗ
UTF-8 Encoding 0xE1 0x99 0x97
UTF-16 Encoding 0x1657
UTF-32 Encoding 0x00001657
C/C++/Java Escape \u1657

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