U+18C0 "ᣀ" Canadian Syllabics Shoy Unicode Character

U+18C0 "ᣀ" Canadian Syllabics Shoy is a syllabic glyph from the Unified Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics block, specifically representing the sound "shoy" in certain Indigenous writing systems of Canada. This character is part of a structured script used primarily for languages such as Ojibwe, Cree, and Inuktitut, where each symbol corresponds to a full syllable rather than a single phoneme. The shape of ᣀ typically consists of a central stem with a small loop or hook, distinguishing it from related syllabics like "sho" or "shay." As a modern addition to the traditional syllabary, it reflects ongoing efforts to standardize and digitally encode these writing systems for contemporary use in education, publishing, and communication.

General Properties

Code Point	U+18C0
Version Added	5.2
Name	Canadian Syllabics Shoy
Block	Unified Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics Extended
General Category	Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class	Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class	Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding	ᣀ
HTML Hex Encoding	ᣀ
UTF-8 Encoding	0xE1 0xA3 0x80
UTF-16 Encoding	0x18C0
UTF-32 Encoding	0x000018C0
C/C++/Java Escape	\u18c0

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