U+15C8 "ᗈ" Canadian Syllabics Carrier Ghi Unicode Character
Unicode Version 18.0
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U+15C8 "ᗈ" Canadian Syllabics Carrier Ghi is a glyph from the unified Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics block, specifically representing a sound in the Carrier language, an Indigenous language spoken in parts of British Columbia, Canada. This character is used in the Carrier syllabary to denote a phonetic value akin to a velar fricative or a voiced velar sound, depending on the specific dialectal context. It is part of a writing system developed by missionaries in the 19th century to transcribe various First Nations languages, and its inclusion in Unicode helps preserve and digitally support the written form of Carrier, ensuring that this cultural and linguistic heritage can be used in modern computing environments.
General Properties
Code Point
U+15C8
Name
Canadian Syllabics Carrier Ghi
Encodings
HTML Decimal Encoding
ᗈ
HTML Hex Encoding
ᗈ
UTF-8 Encoding
0xE1 0x97 0x88
UTF-16 Encoding
0x15C8
UTF-32 Encoding
0x000015C8
C/C++/Java Escape
\u15c8
Unicode Properties
Numeric Value
NaN
Script Extensions
Canadian Aboriginal