U+1429 "ᐩ" Canadian Syllabics Final Plus Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
U+1429 "ᐩ" Canadian Syllabics Final Plus is a distinct symbol from the Unified Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics block, historically used in the writing system for languages like Inuktitut and Cree. It functions as a final, meaning it appears at the end of a syllable rather than its beginning, and it represents a word final consonant sound, specifically a terminal form of a plus like symbol. Its shape resembles an upright cross or plus sign, and it serves to mark a syllabic final, often indicating a particular glottal or consonantal closure that cannot be combined with a vowel. This character is part of a larger system designed to efficiently transcribe the phonetic structures of Indigenous Canadian languages, ensuring precise representation of their unique sound patterns.
General Properties
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding |
ᐩ |
| HTML Hex Encoding |
ᐩ |
| UTF-8 Encoding |
0xE1 0x90 0xA9 |
| UTF-16 Encoding |
0x1429 |
| UTF-32 Encoding |
0x00001429 |
| C/C++/Java Escape |
\u1429 |
Unicode Properties