U+1659 "ᙙ" Canadian Syllabics Carrier Sha Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
ᙙ
U+1659 "ᙙ" Canadian Syllabics Carrier Sha is a glyph from the Unified Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics block, specifically representing the syllable "sha" in the Carrier language, also known as Dakelh, spoken by the Carrier people in British Columbia, Canada. This script was developed for writing various Indigenous languages and is notable for its distinct visual style, which combines elements of Latin and syllabic writing systems. The character itself appears as a vertical line with a small attached shape, and its inclusion in Unicode supports digital preservation and modern communication for Carrier speakers.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+1659 |
| Version Added | 3.0 |
| Name | Canadian Syllabics Carrier Sha |
| Block | Unified Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ᙙ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ᙙ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE1 0x99 0x99 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x1659 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00001659 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u1659 |
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 |