U+1400 "᐀" Canadian Syllabics Hyphen Unicode Character

U+1400 "᐀" Canadian Syllabics Hyphen is a rare punctuation mark used within the Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics script, primarily designed to separate syllables or words in writing systems like Cree, Ojibwe, and Inuktitut. Unlike the standard hyphen from the Latin script, this character is specifically crafted to harmonize with the geometric and rotated shapes of syllabic characters, ensuring visual consistency in text. It appears as a small, centered horizontal line that is slightly thicker and shorter than a regular hyphen, reflecting its specialized function within the script’s typographic tradition. This hyphen is distinct from other similar Unicode dashes and is used in certain historical and modern orthographies to clarify syllabic boundaries without breaking the flow of the script’s unique visual patterns.

General Properties

Code Point	U+1400
Version Added	5.2
Name	Canadian Syllabics Hyphen
Block	Unified Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics
General Category	Dash Punctuation
Canonical Combining Class	Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class	Other Neutral

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding	᐀
HTML Hex Encoding	᐀
UTF-8 Encoding	0xE1 0x90 0x80
UTF-16 Encoding	0x1400
UTF-32 Encoding	0x00001400
C/C++/Java Escape	\u1400

Unicode Properties

NFC Quick Check	Yes
NFD Quick Check	Yes
NFKC Quick Check	Yes
NFKD Quick Check	Yes
Numeric Type	None
Numeric Value	NaN
Line Break	Unambiguous Hyphen
Script	Canadian Aboriginal
Script Extensions	Canadian Aboriginal
Indic Syllabic Category	Other
Dash	Yes
Vertical Orientation	Rotated
Grapheme Base	Yes
Grapheme Cluster Break	Other
Word Break	Other
Sentence Break	Other