U+1661 "" Canadian Syllabics Carrier Chu Unicode Character

Unicode Version 18.0

Source: Noto Sans Canadian Aboriginal Source: Browser Default

U+1661 "" Canadian Syllabics Carrier Chu is a letter in the Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics script specifically used for writing the Carrier language, where it represents the syllable "chu" with a distinct rounded glottalized sound. This character belongs to the Unified Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics block and is historically derived from the missionary adaptations of the Cree syllabary for the Dene languages in British Columbia. Its visual form features a curved hook-like shape with a central dot, reflecting the syllabic system’s geometric patterns that encode both consonant and vowel information in a single glyph.

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding
ᙡ
HTML Hex Encoding
ᙡ
UTF-8 Encoding
0xE1 0x99 0xA1
UTF-16 Encoding
0x1661
UTF-32 Encoding
0x00001661
C/C++/Java Escape
\u1661