U+1591 "ᖑ" Canadian Syllabics Ngo Unicode Character
Unicode Version 18.0
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U+1591 "ᖑ" Canadian Syllabics Ngo is a symbol used in the Indigenous Canadian Syllabics writing system, primarily designed for languages such as Cree, Inuktitut, and Ojibwe. This character represents the syllable sound "ngo" and is part of a larger script that was historically developed in the 19th century by missionary James Evans to facilitate literacy among Indigenous communities. The syllabics system arranges characters in a grid-like pattern, with rotations or modifications of a basic shape indicating different vowel sounds, and "ᖑ" specifically employs a distinct form to denote its unique consonant-vowel combination.
General Properties
Code Point
U+1591
Name
Canadian Syllabics Ngo
Encodings
HTML Decimal Encoding
ᖑ
HTML Hex Encoding
ᖑ
UTF-8 Encoding
0xE1 0x96 0x91
UTF-16 Encoding
0x1591
UTF-32 Encoding
0x00001591
C/C++/Java Escape
\u1591
Unicode Properties
Numeric Value
NaN
Script Extensions
Canadian Aboriginal