U+142F "ᐯ" Canadian Syllabics Pe Unicode Character

U+142F "ᐯ" Canadian Syllabics Pe is a symbol from the Unified Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics script, representing the syllable "pe" in various Indigenous languages of Canada, particularly within the Cree and Ojibwe language families. It is a foundational glyph used in writing systems that were historically developed by missionaries and adapted for these languages, and it features a distinctive open V shape on the left with a vertical line descending from its apex, reflecting the geometric, consonant-vowel structure common to the script. This character holds cultural and linguistic significance, enabling the preservation and daily use of Indigenous languages across educational materials, official documents, and digital communications.

General Properties

Code Point	U+142F
Version Added	3.0
Name	Canadian Syllabics Pe
Block	Unified Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics
General Category	Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class	Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class	Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding	ᐯ
HTML Hex Encoding	ᐯ
UTF-8 Encoding	0xE1 0x90 0xAF
UTF-16 Encoding	0x142F
UTF-32 Encoding	0x0000142F
C/C++/Java Escape	\u142f

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