U+158F "" Canadian Syllabics Ngi Unicode Character

Unicode Version 18.0

Source: Noto Sans Canadian Aboriginal Source: Browser Default

U+158F "" Canadian Syllabics Ngi is a glyph from the Unified Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics block, used primarily in the Inuktitut language to represent the sound "ngi." This character is part of a writing system developed in the 19th century by missionary James Evans for Indigenous languages in Canada, and it follows a syllabic structure where the shape of the symbol indicates the consonant while its orientation or rotation denotes the following vowel. In Inuktitut, U+158F appears in various linguistic contexts, including proper nouns and everyday vocabulary, and its inclusion in Unicode ensures digital preservation and accessibility for speakers and learners of the language.

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding
ᖏ
HTML Hex Encoding
ᖏ
UTF-8 Encoding
0xE1 0x96 0x8F
UTF-16 Encoding
0x158F
UTF-32 Encoding
0x0000158F
C/C++/Java Escape
\u158f