U+1401 "ᐁ" Canadian Syllabics E Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
ᐁ
U+1401 "ᐁ" Canadian Syllabics E is a character from the Unified Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics block, used in the writing systems of several Indigenous languages of Canada, most notably Cree and Inuktitut. This specific glyph represents the syllable sound "e," functioning as a core building block in these syllabic scripts that were historically adapted from Latin and Devanagari by missionary James Evans. The shape resembles a rotated chevron or two opposed wedges, reflecting the geometric patterns typical of the script's design. Its inclusion in Unicode ensures digital preservation and accessibility for written communication in these languages, supporting cultural and linguistic heritage in modern computing environments.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+1401 |
| Version Added | 3.0 |
| Name | Canadian Syllabics E |
| Block | Unified Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ᐁ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ᐁ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE1 0x90 0x81 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x1401 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00001401 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u1401 |
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 | Alphabetic |
| Script | Canadian Aboriginal |
| Script Extensions | Canadian Aboriginal |
| Indic Syllabic Category | Other |
| ID Start | Yes |
| XID Start | Yes |
| ID Continue | Yes |
| XID Continue | Yes |
| Alphabetic | Yes |
| Vertical Orientation | Upright |
| Grapheme Base | Yes |
| Grapheme Cluster Break | Other |
| Word Break | Alphabetic letter |
| Sentence Break | OLetter |