U+15A3 "" Canadian Syllabics Lhoo Unicode Character

Unicode Version 18.0

Source: Noto Sans Canadian Aboriginal Source: Browser Default

U+15A3 "" Canadian Syllabics Lhoo is a script character from the Unified Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics block, specifically used in the Inuktitut writing system to represent the syllable sound "lhoo" (a voiceless or breathy lateral sound). It belongs to a family of syllabic glyphs that were historically developed for Cree dialects and later adapted for Inuit languages, with "ᖣ" forming part of a subset of p, t, k, and l series characters that denote variant consonant values through diacritic-like rotation or dotting. In modern digital typography, this character enables accurate electronic representation of Indigenous languages, preserving phonetic distinctions that are essential for correct pronunciation and meaning in oral traditions and written communications across Arctic communities.

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding
ᖣ
HTML Hex Encoding
ᖣ
UTF-8 Encoding
0xE1 0x96 0xA3
UTF-16 Encoding
0x15A3
UTF-32 Encoding
0x000015A3
C/C++/Java Escape
\u15a3