U+144A "ᑊ" Canadian Syllabics West-Cree P Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
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U+144A "ᑊ" Canadian Syllabics West-Cree P is a specific glyph used in the Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics writing system, primarily representing the consonant sound "p" in the Western Cree language. This character is part of a larger syllabic script invented in the 19th century by missionary James Evans to transcribe Indigenous languages, and its distinctive shape reflects the geometric, rotated forms typical of the system. In modern digital contexts, it enables accurate written communication and cultural preservation for West-Cree speakers, ensuring that the language's orthography remains accessible in electronic texts and fonts.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+144A |
| Version Added | 3.0 |
| Name | Canadian Syllabics West-Cree P |
| Block | Unified Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ᑊ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ᑊ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE1 0x91 0x8A |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x144A |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0000144A |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u144a |
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 |