U+1587 "ᖇ" Canadian Syllabics Tlhi Unicode Character
Unicode Version 18.0
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U+1587 "ᖇ" Canadian Syllabics Tlhi is part of the Unified Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics block, representing a specific syllabic sound used in various Indigenous languages of Canada, such as Inuktitut and Cree. This character denotes a consonant-vowel combination often transliterated as "tlhi," with the "tl" sound being a lateral affricate common in these languages. In the Cree syllabary, it is particularly associated with the Western Cree tradition, though its exact phonetic value can vary slightly based on regional dialect and orthographic conventions. The character is written as a single glyph and carries cultural and linguistic significance as a tool for preserving and transmitting Indigenous writing systems.
General Properties
Code Point
U+1587
Name
Canadian Syllabics Tlhi
Encodings
HTML Decimal Encoding
ᖇ
HTML Hex Encoding
ᖇ
UTF-8 Encoding
0xE1 0x96 0x87
UTF-16 Encoding
0x1587
UTF-32 Encoding
0x00001587
C/C++/Java Escape
\u1587
Unicode Properties
Numeric Value
NaN
Script Extensions
Canadian Aboriginal