U+18E6 "ᣦ" Canadian Syllabics Tthoo Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
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U+18E6 "ᣦ" Canadian Syllabics Tthoo is a character from the Unified Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics block, representing a syllabic sound used in some indigenous languages of Canada, specifically for a consonant-vowel combination akin to "tthoo" with a long "oo" vowel. This script was historically developed by missionary James Evans in the 19th century and later adapted for various Algonquian and Athabaskan languages, with this particular symbol denoting a voiceless dental affricate sound. Its inclusion in Unicode ensures that digital texts can accurately preserve and transmit these unique linguistic sounds, supporting the revitalization and documentation of Aboriginal languages.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+18E6 |
| Version Added | 5.2 |
| Name | Canadian Syllabics Tthoo |
| Block | Unified Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics Extended |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ᣦ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ᣦ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE1 0xA3 0xA6 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x18E6 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x000018E6 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u18e6 |
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 |