U+165F "ᙟ" Canadian Syllabics Carrier Tsi Unicode Character
Unicode Version 18.0
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U+165F "ᙟ" Canadian Syllabics Carrier Tsi is a letter from the unified Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics block, specifically used in the Carrier language writing system to represent the syllable sound "tsi" with a low tone or vowel length often indicated by the vertical bar above the character. This syllabic script was developed in the 19th century by missionaries for Indigenous languages in Canada, and the "ᙟ" glyph exemplifies how Carrier syllabics employ diacritic-like marks to modify base consonant symbols for different vowel qualities, distinguishing it from related scripts like Cree. The character remains important for modern digital representation of Carrier orthography in documents and online communication.
General Properties
Code Point
U+165F
Name
Canadian Syllabics Carrier Tsi
Encodings
HTML Decimal Encoding
ᙟ
HTML Hex Encoding
ᙟ
UTF-8 Encoding
0xE1 0x99 0x9F
UTF-16 Encoding
0x165F
UTF-32 Encoding
0x0000165F
C/C++/Java Escape
\u165f
Unicode Properties
Numeric Value
NaN
Script Extensions
Canadian Aboriginal