U+1405 "ᐅ" Canadian Syllabics O Unicode Character

U+1405 "ᐅ" Canadian Syllabics O is a character from the Unified Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics block, representing a distinct syllable used primarily in writing Indigenous languages of the Canadian Arctic and Subarctic regions, such as Inuktitut and Cree. It denotes the vowel sound "o" and forms a basic element in the syllabic writing system developed in the 19th century for transcribing these languages. This character, shaped like an open angular form, is part of a script that aligns with the phonetic structure of the languages it serves, often appearing in educational, cultural, and governmental contexts to support language preservation and communication among communities.

General Properties

Code Point	U+1405
Version Added	3.0
Name	Canadian Syllabics O
Block	Unified Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics
General Category	Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class	Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class	Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding	ᐅ
HTML Hex Encoding	ᐅ
UTF-8 Encoding	0xE1 0x90 0x85
UTF-16 Encoding	0x1405
UTF-32 Encoding	0x00001405
C/C++/Java Escape	\u1405

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