U+1449 "ᑉ" Canadian Syllabics P Unicode Character

U+1449 "ᑉ" Canadian Syllabics P is a glyph from the Unified Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics block, representing the sound "p" in various Indigenous languages of Canada, such as Inuktitut and Cree. This character is a final form syllabic, meaning it is typically used at the end of a syllable or word, resembling a small, curled shape that differs from its standalone or medial counterparts. Part of a writing system developed in the 19th century for transcribing these languages, U+1449 encodes a specific phonetic value critical to the orthography, enabling accurate digital representation and preservation of these languages in modern computing environments.

General Properties

Code Point	U+1449
Version Added	3.0
Name	Canadian Syllabics P
Block	Unified Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics
General Category	Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class	Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class	Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding	ᑉ
HTML Hex Encoding	ᑉ
UTF-8 Encoding	0xE1 0x91 0x89
UTF-16 Encoding	0x1449
UTF-32 Encoding	0x00001449
C/C++/Java Escape	\u1449

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