U+1424 "ᐤ" Canadian Syllabics Final Ring Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

U+1424 "ᐤ" Canadian Syllabics Final Ring is a Unicode glyph used primarily in the writing system for the Cree language and other Indigenous languages that employ Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics, where it functions as a final consonant marker representing the sound of the semivowel /w/ at the end of a syllable. This character is visually depicted as a small raised ring placed after a syllabic symbol, indicating that the preceding vowel sound is followed by a consonant without adding a new vowel, thus altering the pronunciation of the word. As part of the Unified Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics block in the Unicode standard, this character helps preserve and modernize the digital representation of these traditional writing systems, enabling accurate text processing and communication in linguistic documentation and everyday use.

General Properties

Code Point U+1424
Version Added 3.0
Name Canadian Syllabics Final Ring
Block Unified Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics
General Category Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding ᐤ
HTML Hex Encoding ᐤ
UTF-8 Encoding 0xE1 0x90 0xA4
UTF-16 Encoding 0x1424
UTF-32 Encoding 0x00001424
C/C++/Java Escape \u1424

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