U+1669 "ᙩ" Canadian Syllabics Carrier Ttse Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

U+1669 "ᙩ" Canadian Syllabics Carrier Ttse is a glyph from the Unified Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics block, specifically used in the Carrier language to represent a syllable sound equivalent to "tse" or "tsé" in the Carrier linguistic system. This character is part of a writing system developed for Indigenous languages in Canada, where each syllabic symbol denotes a consonant-vowel combination rather than individual letters. In Carrier orthography, "ᙩ" is employed to transcribe words and names, preserving the phonetic and cultural heritage of the Carrier people, who are primarily located in British Columbia. Its inclusion in Unicode ensures modern digital text support for this endangered language, facilitating documentation and communication in electronic formats.

General Properties

Code Point U+1669
Version Added 3.0
Name Canadian Syllabics Carrier Ttse
Block Unified Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics
General Category Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding ᙩ
HTML Hex Encoding ᙩ
UTF-8 Encoding 0xE1 0x99 0xA9
UTF-16 Encoding 0x1669
UTF-32 Encoding 0x00001669
C/C++/Java Escape \u1669

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