U+0137 "ķ" Latin Small Letter K with Cedilla Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
ķ
U+0137 "ķ" Latin Small Letter K with Cedilla is a distinct letter used primarily in the Latvian language alphabet, where it represents a palatalized or soft "k" sound, similar to a "k" followed by a "y" as in "cute". The cedilla diacritic below the letter modifies its pronunciation, distinguishing it from the plain Latin letter "k" in written Latvian. It is also employed in some other languages, such as Livonian, and in transliteration systems for certain non-Latin scripts. As a precomposed character in Unicode, it ensures consistent representation and digital processing across systems, enabling proper rendering and searchability in texts.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+0137 |
| Version Added | 1.1 |
| Name | Latin Small Letter K with Cedilla |
| Unicode 1.0 Name | Latin Small Letter K Cedilla |
| Block | Latin Extended-A |
| General Category | Lowercase Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
| Decomposition Type | Canonical |
| Decomposition Mapping | "k" U+006B Latin Small Letter K "̧" U+0327 Combining Cedilla |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ķ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ķ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xC4 0xB7 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x0137 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00000137 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u0137 |
Unicode Properties
| NFC Quick Check | Yes |
| NFKC Quick Check | Yes |
| Numeric Type | None |
| Numeric Value | NaN |
| Line Break | Alphabetic |
| Lowercase | Yes |
| Simple Uppercase Code Point | "Ķ" U+0136 Latin Capital Letter K with Cedilla |
| Simple Titlecase Code Point | "Ķ" U+0136 Latin Capital Letter K with Cedilla |
| Uppercase Code Point | "Ķ" U+0136 Latin Capital Letter K with Cedilla |
| Titlecase Code Point | "Ķ" U+0136 Latin Capital Letter K with Cedilla |
| Cased | Yes |
| Changes When Casemapped | Yes |
| Changes When Titlecased | Yes |
| Changes When Uppercased | Yes |
| Script | Latin |
| Script Extensions | Latin |
| Indic Syllabic Category | Other |
| ID Start | Yes |
| XID Start | Yes |
| ID Continue | Yes |
| XID Continue | Yes |
| Alphabetic | Yes |
| Vertical Orientation | Rotated |
| Grapheme Base | Yes |
| Grapheme Cluster Break | Other |
| Word Break | Alphabetic letter |
| Sentence Break | Lower |