U+18D5 "ᣕ" Canadian Syllabics Ojibway T Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
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U+18D5 "ᣕ" Canadian Syllabics Ojibway T is a letter within the Unified Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics block, representing a specific syllabic sound used in the Ojibway language, part of the Algonquian language family. This character corresponds to the consonant sound "t" and functions as a standalone symbol in the writing system, which was developed by missionaries in the 19th century to transcribe Indigenous languages. Its inclusion in Unicode ensures that digital text can accurately preserve and transmit the orthography of Ojibway, supporting the language's use in modern communication and cultural preservation. The character is typically written with a distinct shape that distinguishes it from other syllabic letters in the same script.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+18D5 |
| Version Added | 5.2 |
| Name | Canadian Syllabics Ojibway T |
| Block | Unified Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics Extended |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ᣕ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ᣕ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE1 0xA3 0x95 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x18D5 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x000018D5 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u18d5 |
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 |