Cherokee Small Letter Ti

It represents one Cherokee syllable, labeled “ti” in Cherokee charts.

Read ꮨ as one syllable within a Cherokee word. The label “ti” is the chart’s phonetic guide, not a separate Latin letter. Sequoyah developed the Cherokee writing system between 1815 and 1821. The Cherokee Nation adopted the syllabary in 1825; print forms were finalized in 1827, and the Cherokee Phoenix newspaper used a modified version in 1828. Its use later extended to schools, public signs, and digital communication.

Cherokee is an Iroquoian language related to Mohawk and Oneida. That is a language-family connection; it does not make their writing systems interchangeable.

Why does ꮨ look different from Ꮨ?

Ꮨ is the traditional-looking uppercase pair; ꮨ is lowercase.

Cherokee was traditionally written without a case distinction. In digital text that uses case, these forms pair the same syllable. Some fonts include Ꮨ but omit ꮨ. If ꮨ appears blank or as a box, the font lacks this lowercase form; the syllable has not changed.

How do I type ꮨ?

Use a Cherokee keyboard layout that includes lowercase forms.

Cherokee input methods may be phonetic, sound-mnemonic, or arranged for typing comfort, so the keystroke for ꮨ depends on the installed layout. Follow its labels for this syllable. If a layout offers only the traditional-looking form, Ꮨ represents the same syllable but is not the lowercase glyph ꮨ.